lˈdyə(r), -yə̄ noun
( plural hotels dieu -l(z)ˈd-)
Usage: capitalized D
Etymology: French hôtel-Dieu, from Old French ostel Dieu, from ostel, hostel hostel, hospice + Dieu God, from Latin deus — more at hostel , deity
: a medieval hospital
lˈdyə(r), -yə̄ noun
( plural hotels dieu -l(z)ˈd-)
Usage: capitalized D
Etymology: French hôtel-Dieu, from Old French ostel Dieu, from ostel, hostel hostel, hospice + Dieu God, from Latin deus — more at hostel , deity
: a medieval hospital
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012