Bon·i·face (b n  -f s ), Saint. Originally Winfrid or Wynfrith. 675?-754. English Roman Catholic missionary active in Germany. |
| bon·i·face (bn-fs, -fs) n. The keeper of an inn, hotel, nightclub, or eating establishment. [After Boniface, an innkeeper in The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar (1678-1707).] |
Boniface [ˈbɒnɪˌfeɪs]
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(Biographies / Boniface, Saint (?680-?755) M, Anglo-Saxon, RELIGION: missionary, RELIGION: clergyman, RELIGION: saint) Saint. original name Wynfrith. ?680-?755 ad Anglo-Saxon missionary: archbishop of Mainz (746-755). Feast day: June 5
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| Noun | 1. |  Boniface - (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)Church of Rome, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Church, Western Church, Roman Catholic - the Christian Church based in the Vatican and presided over by a pope and an episcopal hierarchy |
| 2. |  boniface - the owner or manager of an inn hostess - a woman innkeeper padrone - an owner or proprietor of an inn in Italy patron - the proprietor of an inn victualer, victualler - an innkeeper (especially British) |
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