innholder

American  

[in-hohl-der] / ˈɪnˌhoʊl dər /

noun

1. innkeeper.

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Etymology

Origin of innholder

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; see origin at inn, holder

Example Sentences

If we consider the demands of nature, more cannot be required; if we examine the expense of the innholder, he ought not to supply soldiers with a greater quantity for nothing.

From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 10 Parlimentary Debates I by Johnson, Samuel

Under these circumstances a convention, warned by the Committee of Safety of Arlington, met at Dorset, January 16, 1776, at the "house of Cephas Kent, innholder."

From Vermont A Study of Independence by Robinson, Rowland E. (Evans)

"Nay then," quoth the merchant, "thou art not for me:" "Nor," quoth the innholder, "my wife thou shalt be:" "I loathe," said the gentle, "a beggar's degree, And therefore adieu, my pretty Bessee!"

From A Bundle of Ballads by Morley, Henry

Very curious regulations were ordained for their government, and no one was allowed to remain at an inn more than one day and a night unless the innholder was willing to answer for him.

From Memorials of Old London Volume I by Ditchfield, P. H. (Peter Hampson)

The innholder knew the public men of the country, for they had partaken of his sumptuous dinners, and had lodged at his inn.

From The New England Magazine, Volume 1, No. 1, January 1886 Bay State Monthly, Volume 4, No. 1, January, 1886 by Various