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HOSPICE (Lat. hospitium, entertainment, hospitality, inn, hospes, host)

HOSPICE (See also:
LAT
Lat. See also:
HOSPITIUM (Gr. evia, IrpoEevia)
hospitium, entertainment, hospitality, See also:
INN
inn, hospes, See also:
HOST
host) , the name usually given to the homes of See also:

REST (O. Eng. rest, reste, bed, cognate with other Teutonic forms, e.g. Ger. Rast, Riiste, rest, and probably Gothic Rasta, league, i.e. resting or stopping place)

rest and See also:

REFUGE

refuge kept by religious houses for pilgrims and guests . The most famous hospices are those of the See also:

GREAT

Great and Little St See also:

Bernard Passes in the See also:

ALPS

Alps .

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