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HOSPITALLERS

\hˈɒspɪtˌɔːləz], \hˈɒspɪtˌɔːləz], \h_ˈɒ_s_p_ɪ_t_ˌɔː_l_ə_z]\

Definitions of HOSPITALLERS

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)

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Tlie knights of a religious order, so called because tliey built ahospital at Jerusalem, wherein pilgrims were received. All their lauds and goods iu Englandwere given to the sovereign by 32 lieu. VIII. c. 24.

1910 - Black's Law Dictionary (2nd edition)
By Henry Campbell Black

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