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hostelry

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hos·tel·ry  (hstl-r)
n. pl. hos·tel·ries
An inn; a hotel.
[Middle English hostelrie, from Old French hostelerie, from hostel, lodging, inn; see hostel.]
hostelry
Noun
pl -ries Archaic or facetious an inn
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.hostelryhostelry - a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
auberge, hostel, inn, lodge
caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai, khan - an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
hotel - a building where travelers can pay for lodging and meals and other services
imaret - a hostel for pilgrims in Turkey
post house, posthouse - an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
roadhouse - an inn (usually outside city limits on a main road) providing meals and liquor and dancing and (sometimes) gambling


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This double favor, of a strangulation and a macaroni, conferred upon the triangular house, gave poor Cropoli a fancy to grace his hostelry with a pompous title.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Many citizens, seeing the women flying toward the High Street, leaving their children crying at the open doors, hastened to don the cuirass, and supporting their somewhat uncertain courage with a musket or a partisan, directed their steps toward the hostelry of the Jolly Miller, before which was gathered, increasing every minute, a compact group, vociferous and full of curiosity.
The Three Musketeers by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
Three large rooms were assigned to them in the monastery hostelry, one of which was occupied by Prince Andrew.
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