spital

[ spit-l ]

/ ˈspɪt l /

noun Archaic.

a hospital, especially one for lazars.

a shelter on a highway.

Origin of spital

1625–35; alteration of spittle,Middle English spitel<Medieval Latin hospitāle;see hospital

Words nearby spital

Spiruroidea, spiry, spissatus, spissitude, spit, spital, spit and polish, spitball, spitballer, spitchcock, spit curl

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Example sentences from the Web for spital

So again the Normans spital at Norwich was found to be sheltering seven whole sisters and seven half-sisters.
A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)|Charles Creighton
Then, bidding Eadgyth to attend her, she proceeded at once to the spital, to leech the unfortunate squire.
The Siege of Norwich Castle|Matilda Maria Blake
On the third day in Easter week, the 'Spital sermon is preached by a doctor in divinity.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 569|Various
The pulpit stood on a site that now forms the north-east corner of Spital Square.
Bygone London|Frederick Ross

Spital, for hospital, survives in Spitalfields, and Spittlegate at Grantham and elsewhere.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

British Dictionary definitions for spital

spital

/ (ˈspɪtəl) /

noun obsolete

a hospital, esp for the needy sick

a highway shelter

Word Origin for spital

C13 spitel, changed from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospital

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单词	spital
释义	spital [ spit-l ] / ˈspɪt l / noun Archaic. a hospital, especially one for lazars. a shelter on a highway. Origin of spital 1625–35; alteration of spittle,Middle English spitel<Medieval Latin hospitāle;see hospital Words nearby spital Spiruroidea, spiry, spissatus, spissitude, spit, spital, spit and polish, spitball, spitballer, spitchcock, spit curl Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for spital So again the Normans spital at Norwich was found to be sheltering seven whole sisters and seven half-sisters. A History of Epidemics in Britain (Volume I of II)\|Charles Creighton Then, bidding Eadgyth to attend her, she proceeded at once to the spital, to leech the unfortunate squire. The Siege of Norwich Castle\|Matilda Maria Blake On the third day in Easter week, the 'Spital sermon is preached by a doctor in divinity. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, No. 569\|Various The pulpit stood on a site that now forms the north-east corner of Spital Square. Bygone London\|Frederick Ross Spital, for hospital, survives in Spitalfields, and Spittlegate at Grantham and elsewhere. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley British Dictionary definitions for spital spital / (ˈspɪtəl) / noun obsolete a hospital, esp for the needy sick a highway shelter Word Origin for spital C13 spitel, changed from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospital Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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