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spital

[ spit-l ]

noun

Archaic.
  1. a hospital, especially one for lazars.
  2. a shelter on a highway.


spital

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. a hospital, esp for the needy sick
  2. a highway shelter
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spital1

1625–35; alteration of spittle, Middle English spitel < Medieval Latin Dz辱; hospital
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of spital1

C13 spitel, changed from Medieval Latin Dz辱 hospital
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But in a third police interview, she said she had gone to Mrs Thompson's village home in Spital late one night to apologise and return the money.

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Bodies from East Smithfield emergency plague cemetery, St Mary Graces and St Mary Spital formed the basis of the study.

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Nazari said the girls had been taken to ho.spital but were in "good condition."

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Dan Spital, a police spokesman.

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A man was walking outside the Starbucks in the 3500 block of South Jefferson St. around 11:15 a.m., when a bullet shattered the window of a vehicle in the parking lot, Spital said.

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