The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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