Definitions
a health facility where patients receive treatment
Word origin
From Middle English hospital, hospitall, from Old French hospital (Modern French hôpital), from Late Latin hospitālis, hospitāle (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from noun use of Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”), from hospes (“host, guest”). Doublet of hotel and hostel. Displaced native Middle English lechehous, from Old English lǣċehūs (literally “doctor house”).
Used in a sentence
“Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to hospital.”
“Luckily an ambulance arrived quickly and he was rushed to the hospital.”
“This section of the Act gives the court powers to assess whether treatment is going to be beneficial and hence whether hospital is a suitable disposal option.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer4 curated clues
01“Medical building”8 letters
02“Medical center”8 letters
03“Medical-care building”8 letters
04“Place for medical care”8 letters
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