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French
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French hospitalier, derived from hospital (whence modern hôpital) + -ier, in part after Medieval Latin hospitalarius. As a more learned word, the adjective failed to undergo the native phonetic development as seen in the underlying noun.
Pronunciation
Adjective
hospitalier (feminine hospitalière, masculine plural hospitaliers, feminine plural hospitalières)
- (relational) hospital
- hospitable
- Antonym: inhospitalier
Derived terms
Noun
hospitalier m (plural hospitaliers)
- hospitaler[1]
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Middle English
Noun
hospitalier
- Alternative form of hospiteler