Hospice

Hospice
Hospice Hos"pice, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger, guest. See {Host} a landlord.] A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass, as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard. [1913 Webster]

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  • hospice — 1818, rest house for travelers, from Fr. hospice (13c.), from L. hospitium guest house, hospitality, from hospes (gen. hospitis) guest, host (see HOST (Cf. host) (1)). Sense of home for the aged and terminally ill is from 1893; hospice movement… …   Etymology dictionary

  • Hospice — C est en Martinique que le nom est le plus répandu, mais on le rencontre aussi en Gironde et en Saône et Loire. En Bourgogne, il suffit de penser aux Hospices de Beaune pour comprendre qu il s agit d un hôpital des pauvres (surnom donné à celui… …   Noms de famille

  • hospice — ► NOUN 1) a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill. 2) archaic a lodging for travellers, especially one run by a religious order. ORIGIN French, from Latin hospitium, from hospes host …   English terms dictionary

  • hospice — [häs′pis] n. [Fr < L hospitium, hospitality, inn, lodging < hospes, host, guest < * hostipots < hostis, stranger, enemy < IE base * ghostis, stranger, guest (> GUEST, OSlav gospodi) + * potis, master: see DESPOT] 1. a place of… …   English World dictionary

  • Hospice — This article is about the institution for palliative care. For other uses, see Hospice (disambiguation). Bradbury Hospice, the first dedicated hospice in Hong Kong Hospice is a type of care and a philosophy of care that focuses on the palliation… …   Wikipedia

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