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hostelry

American  
[hos-tl-ree] / ˈhɒs tl ri /

noun

hostelries plural
  1. an inn or hotel.


hostelry British  
/ ˈhɒstəlrɪ /

noun

  1. archaic an inn

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of hostelry

1350–1400; Middle English hostelrye, variant of hostelerie < Middle French. See hostel, -ry

Example Sentences

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The originality resides in the array of talented artists who’ve been brought in to consult on and contribute to a hostelry that owes almost as much to curation as commercialism.

From Washington Post • Jul. 22, 2022

It took about a decade to plan and build the Santa Monica hostelry, and the 148-room Downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2022

The Sun reported the military commission that heard the testimony was housed in the Eutaw House, then a prominent Eutaw Street hostelry near today’s Hippodrome Theatre.

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2020

Since everyone who will visit has been on a significant journey, step one for SVR was exceptional food and hostelry.

From Golf Digest • Nov. 14, 2017

He began to push his way toward their hostelry as best he might.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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