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]