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Hostelry

//ˈhɒstəlɹi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses). countable
  2. 2
    a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers wordnet
  3. 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"

Etymology

From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.

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