Hospice

['hɒspɪs] or ['hɑspɪs]

Definition

(noun.) a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill.

(noun.) a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order).

Edited by Ahmed--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) 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.

Typist: Sean

Definition

n. a house of entertainment for strangers esp. such kept by monks on some Alpine passes for travelers.—Also Hospit′ium.

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