hotel Dieu

noun

ho·​tel Dieu

lˈdyə(r),

-yə̄

plural hotels Dieu

-l(z)ˈd-

: a medieval hospital

Word History

Etymology

French hôtel-Dieu, from Old French ostel Dieu, from ostel, hostel hostel, hospice + Dieu God, from Latin deus

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