PERMANENT DISPUTE RECORD
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No. The earliest English senses concern lodging for travelers and charitable residence; medical care becomes established later.
/ˈhɑːspɪtəl/ · noun
A medical institution whose name first referred to guest accommodation and charitable lodging, through Medieval Latin hospitāle.
DIRECT CLAIM EVIDENCE
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Documents lodging and charitable senses before medical specialization.
Middle English senses and First Known UseExplains the later medical development within the family.
hospital semantic historyThe timeline shows the lodging and charitable senses before modern medical specialization.