hospitium
[ho-
spish
-ee-
uh
m]
/hɒˈspɪʃ i əm/
noun
,
plural
hospitia
[ho-
spish
-ee-
uh
]
/hɒˈspɪʃ i ə/
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)
1.
a hospice.
Origin
1640-50;
<
Latin:
hospitable reception, entertainment, place of entertainment, equivalent to
hospit-
(stem of
hospes
) host, guest, stranger +
-ium
-ium