Hôtel

noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Archaic spelling of hotel. alt-of, archaic

    "The residences of some of the nobility in London were at one period called Inns, which has the same signification as hôtel, and several of the Inns of Court, as Gray’s Inn, Furnival’s Inn, Lincoln’s Inn, and Clifford’s Inn, were originally the residences of Lords Gray, Furnival, Lincoln, and Clifford. […] Many of the hôtels in Paris contain within their enclosed walls an extensive garden, spacious court, stables, and offices."

Etymology

Borrowed from the same source as hotel, French hôtel, but this form keeps the circumflex.

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