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Today's word (19/09/2018)
hospice
(ˈhɒspɪs)
noun
1)a home providing care for the sick or terminally ill.
"hospice workers"
archaic
2) a lodging for travellers, especially one run by a religious order.
Today's Word(18/09/2018)
"interregnum" (noun) {Pronounce [in-ter-reg-nuhm]}
1) any period during which a state has no ruler or only a temporary executive.
2) an interval of time between the close of a sovereign's reign and the accession of his or her normal or legitimate successor.
3) any period of freedom from the usual authority.
Citation:
During the two years of interregnum, during Dr. Aagaard's administration and in the year of two following his resignation to accept a similar position at the University of Washington, all major clinical chairmanships fell vacant and new appointments had to be made.
17/09/2018
A word for the day (17 Sept 2018)