Meaning of HOSTELRY
| Pronunciation: | | 'hâstlree
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[n] a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers |
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HOSTELRY is a 8 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | hostel, inn, lodge |
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| | See Also: | | caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai, hotel, imaret, khan, roadhouse | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Hos"tel*ry\, n. [OE. hostelrie, hostelrye, ostelrie,
OF. hostelerie, fr. hostel. See {Hostel}.]
An inn; a lodging house. [Archaic] --Chaucer. ``Homely
brought up in a rude hostelry.'' --B. Jonson.
Come with me to the hostelry. --Longfellow.
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