spital

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spit·al

S0650200 (spĭt′l)n. Archaic A hospital, especially one for patients with contagious diseases.
[Middle English spitel, short for hospital; see hospital.]

spital

(ˈspɪtəl) n1. (Medicine) a hospital, esp for the needy sick2. a highway shelter[C13 spitel, changed from Medieval Latin hospitāle hospital]

spit•al

(ˈspɪt l)

n. Archaic. 1. a hospital, esp. one for lazars. 2. a shelter on a highway. [1625–35; alter. of spittle, Middle English spitel < Medieval Latin hospitāle]