hospital (noun) –

1 : a charitable institution for the needy, aged, infirm, or young
2 : an institution where the sick or injured are given medical or surgical care
3 : a repair shop for specified small objects

Source : Merriam -Webster

Etymology : Middle English hospital, ospitale “residence for pilgrims and travelers, charitable institution providing residence for the poor and infirm,” borrowed from Anglo-French, borrowed from Medieval Latin hospitale, going back to Latin, in plural hospitalia “guest accommodations” (probably by ellipsis from hospitale cubiculum “sleeping room for guests”), noun derivative from neuter of hospitalis “of a guest, of hospitality, hospitable,” from hospit-, hospes “guest, host” plus -al, which as a suffix in this instance means of, relating to, or characterized by.

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