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.

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