hostelry

[hos-tl-ree]

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noun, plural hos·tel·ries.

an inn or hotel.

Origin of hostelry

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

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Related Words for hostelry

hotel, caravansary, hostel

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Historical Examples of hostelry

A "suite" at the Central House, Bayport's one hostelry, tickled him.
Fair Harbor
Joseph Crosby Lincoln
Nevertheless, I rode back to my hostelry in no pleasant frame of mind.
The Suitors of Yvonne
Raphael Sabatini
The fellow pointed with his thumb in the direction of the hostelry.
The Trampling of the Lilies
Rafael Sabatini
But the jolting of the coach had so hardly used Crispin that he had to be carried into the hostelry.
The Tavern Knight
Rafael Sabatini
He returned to the cosy room of the hostelry to receive the bet he had won.
Bygone Punishments
William Andrews

British Dictionary definitions for hostelry

hostelry

noun plural -ries

archaic, or facetious an inn

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Word Origin and History for hostelry

late 14c. (as a surname from early 14c.), from Old French hostelerie "house, guest-house; kitchen; hospice, almshouse" (12c., Modern French hôtellerie), from hostel (see host). Lost, then revived 19c.