Hospitaller

noun Hos·pi·tal·ler \-t^əl-ər\

Definition of HOSPITALLER

: a member of a religious military order established in Jerusalem in the 12th century

Hos·pi·tal·ler or Hos·pi·tal·er \-t^əl-ər\

Middle English hospiteler, from Anglo-French, from Medieval Latin hospitalarius, from Late Latin hospitale

First Known Use: 14th century

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