- ptochium
- ptōchēum or -īum,, i, n., = ptôcheion, a poor-house, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 15; 19.
Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary, 1879. - Revised, Enlarged, and in Great Part Rewritten. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and Charles Short. 2011.
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PTOCHIUM — in Vita S. Euphrosynae, c. 7. Relinque omnia et fuge facultates patris tui, quae multos mvenient heredes. Effice Ptochia, Hierocomia, Xenodochia, Monasteria etc. Graece πτωχεῖον, domus est pauperum hospitio destinata, Concilium Chalcedonense, act … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
Hospitals — • Originally, hospital meant a place where strangers or visitors were received; in the course of time, its use was restricted to institutions for the care of the sick Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hospitals Hospitals … Catholic encyclopedia
