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CHILD / LATER FORM / attestedPresent-Day English · 1818–today · palliative care

hospice

a program or facility providing palliative care; historically a lodging or shelter

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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle French · Middle French, c. 1300–1600 · religious lodging

hospise / hospice

lodging, shelter, or religious guesthouse

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SOUND CHANGE

English hospice adapts French hospice with English pronunciation.

SEMANTIC CHANGE

A religious or charitable lodging develops toward institutional palliative care and support.

CHRONOLOGY

Middle French to English.

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Merriam-Webster Editors

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established — The French borrowing, 1818 first use, and older lodging sense are directly reported.

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reviewed

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Hospice — Definition and Word HistoryWord History: Etymology and First Known Use

Traces English hospice through French and reports the 1818 lodging sense.

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hospice → hospise / hospice

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