boniface
boniface · bonifaces
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurantThe proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
Meaning
1 sensesThe proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
More definitions
- (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754)
- the owner or manager of an inn
Origin
After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem.After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem.
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Forms
plural: bonifacesSynonyms
7 synonymsClose in meaning
- (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754):Saint BonifaceSt. BonifaceWinfredWynfrithApostle of Germany
- the owner or manager of an inn:hostinnkeeper