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WORD DOSSIERS
nounexact headword
hospice
A program or facility for palliative care, historically a lodging or shelter for travelers, the poor, or the infirm.
OPEN THE FULL LINEAGE ↗nounhistorical form
hospital
A medical institution whose name first referred to guest accommodation and charitable lodging, through Medieval Latin hospitāle.
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hotel
A public lodging establishment, borrowed from French hôtel through Old French hostel and ultimately the Latin hospitality family.
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HISTORICAL FORMS
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Present-Day English / Indo-European
hospice
a program or facility providing palliative care; historically a lodging or shelter
- DATE
- 1818–today
- MATCH
- exact historical form
- DOSSIERS
- 1
Middle French / Indo-European
hospise / hospice
lodging, shelter, or religious guesthouse
- DATE
- Middle French, c. 1300–1600
- MATCH
- gloss
- DOSSIERS
- 1
Medieval Latin / Indo-European
hospitāle
guest accommodation; hospice or charitable lodging
- DATE
- Medieval Latin
- MATCH
- gloss
- DOSSIERS
- 3
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WHERE INTERPRETATION IS TESTED
CLAIMS & DISPUTES
SCHOLARLY DISPUTES / 1
resolvedestablishedexact word
Did hospice always mean palliative care?
No. The 1818 English record names lodging, especially a religious guesthouse; palliative care is a later specialization.
CONTRARIAN TRUTHS / 1
RANK 176GRADE Aexact ranked word
Hospice began as hospitality, not terminal care.
English hospice first named lodging, especially a religious guesthouse. Palliative care is a later specialization of the same shelter-and-care history.
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