hostelry
hostelry · hostelries
An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellersAn inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
UK/ˈhɒstəlɹi/US/ˈhɑstəlɹi/
» At nightfall, a group of twenty-nine came into that hostelry.
AlanF_US · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(countable)An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
(uncountable)The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
the hostelry trade
a degree in hostelry and tourism
More definitions
- a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Examples
1 sentencesAt nightfall, a group of twenty-nine came into that hostelry.
Origin
From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerieFrom Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.
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Forms
plural: hostelriesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsRelatedhostler
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable