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Definitions for: Hospice [n] a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally ill
[n] a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
Webster (1913) Definition: Hos"pice, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a
place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger,
guest. See Host a landlord.]
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.
See Also: housing, living accommodations, lodging, medical aid, medical care
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