caravansary

[ kar-uh-van-suh-ree ]

/ ˌkær əˈvæn sə ri /

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noun, plural car·a·van·sa·ries.

(in the Near East) an inn, usually with a large courtyard, for the overnight accommodation of caravans.

any large inn or hotel.

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Also car·a·van·se·rai

[kar-uh-van-suh-rahy, -rey]. /ˌkær əˈvæn səˌraɪ, -ˌreɪ/.

Origin of caravansary

1590–1600; <French caravanserai<Persian kārwānsarāy, equivalent to kārwāncaravan + sarāy mansion, inn

car·a·van·se·ri·al

[kar-uh-van-seer-ee-uhl], /ˌkær ə vænˈsɪər i əl/, adjective

From which facts it can be inferred that Harleston was something of a personage at the big caravansary.
The Cab of the Sleeping Horse|John Reed Scott
The master of the caravansary then appeared, bearing, in token of welcome, a basket of fruits arranged with great taste.
An Egyptian Princess, Complete|Georg Ebers
The night before its occurrence, the conversation at the Caravansary turned to the candidates for the honors.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie
Sundays, as a matter of habit, and occasionally on other days, he was his aunt's guest at the Caravansary.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie

Kate wrapped her old coat about her and made her solitary way to Mrs. Dennison's depressed Caravansary.
The Precipice|Elia Wilkinson Peattie