Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hospice \Hos"pice\, n. [F., fr. L. hospitium hospitality, a
   place where strangers are entertained, fr. hospes stranger,
   guest. See {Host} a landlord.]
   A convent or monastery which is also a place of refuge or
   entertainment for travelers on some difficult road or pass,
   as in the Alps; as, the Hospice of the Great St. Bernard.

Source : WordNet®

hospice
     n 1: a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic
          order)
     2: a program of medical and emotional care for the terminally
        ill