hospitia

hos·pi·ti·um

[ho-spish-ee-uhm]
noun, plural hos·pi·ti·a [ho-spish-ee-uh] .
a hospice.

Origin:
1640–50; < Latin: hospitable reception, entertainment, place of entertainment, equivalent to hospit- (stem of hospes) host, guest, stranger + -ium -ium

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