hospital

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɒspɪt(ə)l/

noun

  • 1an institution providing medical and surgical treatment and nursing care for sick or injured people.
  • 2 historical a hospice, especially one run by the Knights Hospitaller.
  • 3 [in names] British a charitable institution for the education of the young: Christ’s Hospital

Origin:

Middle English (in hospital (sense 2)): via Old French from medieval Latin hospitale, neuter of Latin hospitalis 'hospitable', from hospes, hospit- (see host1)