Hospitaller

noun

Hos·pi·tal·ler | \ ˈhä-(ˌ)spi-tᵊl-ər

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variants: or Hospitaler

Definition of Hospitaller

: a member of a religious military order established in Jerusalem in the 12th century

History and Etymology for Hospitaller

Middle English Hospiteler, Hospitaler, borrowed from Anglo-French Hospiteler, borrowed from Medieval Latin Hospitālārius, from Hospitāle, the Hospital of the Knights of St. John of Jerusalem (from hospitāle "residence for pilgrims and travelers") + Latin -ārius -ary entry 1 — more at hospital

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