n. [ OF. hospital, ospital, F. hôpital, LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital. ]
Hospital ship,
Hospital Sunday,
a. [ L. hospitalis: cf. OF. hospital. ] Hospitable. [ Obs. ] Howell. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.
n. A form of
v. t. To place (a person) in a hospital in order to receive medical treatment, for observation, or for rest. [ Chiefly Brit. ]
n. (Med.) A vitiated condition of the body, due to long confinement in a hospital, or the morbid condition of the atmosphere of a hospital. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
Given to hospitality. Rom. xii. 13. [ 1913 Webster ]
And little recks to find the way to heaven
By doing deeds of hospitality. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.