Hostelry
/ˈhɒstəlɹi/ noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses). countable
- 2 a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers wordnet
- 3 The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel. uncountable
"the hostelry trade"
Example
More examples"At nightfall, a group of twenty-nine came into that hostelry."
Etymology
From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.