Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Hospice"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
hospice
n 1: a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic
order)
2: a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally
ill
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