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hospice

hos·pice

UK/ˈhɒspɪs/ US/ˈhɑspɪs/ uncommon dated

noun

1.

a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)

2.

Origin

Borrowed from French hospice, from Old French hospise, from Latin hospitium (“hospitality, an inn”). Doublet of hospitium.

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