hostelry

[ hos-tl-ree ]
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noun,plural hos·tel·ries.
  1. an inn or hotel.

Origin of hostelry

1
1350–1400; Middle English hostelrye, variant of hostelerie<Middle French. See hostel, -ry

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How to use hostelry in a sentence

  • So by wood and mere and sighing reed we pass with many a twist and turn until we reach the hostelry of Horning Ferry.

    Yachting Vol. 2 | Various.

British Dictionary definitions for hostelry

hostelry

/ (ˈhɒstəlrɪ) /


nounplural -ries
  1. archaic, or facetious an inn

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