Hos·pi·tal·er also Hos·pi·tal·ler (h s p t l- r)n. 1. A member of a military religious order founded among European crusaders in 12th-century Jerusalem to care for sick and needy pilgrims. 2. A member of any of several religious orders dedicated to the care of sick or needy persons. [Middle English Hospiteler, from Old French hospitalier, from Medieval Latin hospit  lrius, giver of hospitality, from hospitle, hospice; see hospital.] |
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