Bible Dictionaries
Hospital

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A building in which the sick, injured, or infirm are received and treated; a public or private institution founded for reception and cure, or for the refuge, of persons diseased in body or mind, or disabled, infirm, or dependent, and in which they are treated either at their own expense, or more often by charity in whole or in part; a tent, building, or other place where the sick or wounded of an army cared for.

(2):

(a.) Hospitable.

(3):

(n.) A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hospital'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hospital.html. 1828.