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What is the noun for hospice?

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hospice
  1. (countable, dated) A lodging for pilgrims or the destitute, normally provided by a monastic order.
  2. (uncountable) The provision of palliative care for terminally ill patients, either at a specialized facility or at a residence, and support for the family, typically refraining from taking extraordinary measures to prolong life.
  3. (countable) A specialized facility or organization offering palliative care for the terminally ill.
  4. Synonyms:
  5. Examples:
    1. “This may include the option for a consultant appointment at the hospice rather than at the hospital.”
      “Mike felt he had overstayed at the hospice. He became more and more anxious to leave and return home.”
      “I came across her in the sitting room avidly reading a magazine while knitting a scarf for the hospice shop.”
hospitium
  1. (obsolete) An inn; a lodging; a hospice.
  2. (obsolete, law) An inn of court.
  3. Examples:
    1. “Nearer the river there was the hospitium, or guest-house, where visitors were lodged.”
      “Proceeding to his destination the father entered the hospitium of Mexico on the twelfth of February of the same year.”
      “They entered the hospitium, where the noontide meal was about to be served.”
hospitia
  1. plural of hospitium
hospitiums
  1. plural of hospitium
hospices
  1. plural of hospice
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Some residential hospices designed specifically for hospice care also exist.”
      “Help us raise lots of money for our three hospices or I'll slap the bake off ye!”
      “The hospices have been donated a brand-new car to give away as the star prize of the raffle but they need more help selling the raffle tickets.”
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