hospiteler
Middle English
Alternative forms
- hospyteler, hospitaler, hospytaler, ospyteler, hospitiler, hospituler, hospitalier, ospiteler
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French hospitalier; equivalent to hospital + -er. Some forms have the vowel of Medieval Latin hospitulārius.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈ(h)ɔspitɛleːr/, /ˈ(h)ɔspitəleːr/, /ˈ(h)ɔspitaleːr/, /ˈ(h)ɔspitələr/
Noun
hospiteler (plural hospitelers)
- A member of the Knights Hospitallers.
- (Late Middle English) An administrator or supervisor of lodgings.
- (Late Middle English, rare) An person who displays hospitality.
Descendants
- English: hospitaller, hospitaler
References
- “hospitelẹ̄̆r (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-07.