Middle English hospital / ospitale continued into modern hospital with spelling and stress stabilization.
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hospital
an institution for charitable residence and, later, medical care
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English · lodging carehospital / ospitale
residence for pilgrims and travelers; charitable lodging for poor or infirm people
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Guest accommodation and charitable residence developed into the institution for medical care familiar today.
The medical sense developed in the 15th century after the 14th-century English borrowing.
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Hospital — Word HistoryMiddle English senses and First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Had a Long Day of Travel? Check Into a Hospitalhospital semantic history
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Describes lodging, charity, and later medical senses.
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