Hospital

(76) (Synop., § 130), n. [O. Fr. hospital, ospital, N. Fr. hôpital, Pr., Sp., & Pg. hospital, It. ospedale, from Lat. hospitalis, relating to a guest, hospitalia, apartments for guests, from hospes, guest.]

1. A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. [Obs.] Spenser.
2. A building in which the sick or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for the reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part.