Come with me to the hostelry. --Longfellow. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hostelry — late 14c. (as a surname from early 14c.), from O.Fr. hostelerie house, guest house; kitchen; hospice, almshouse (12c., Mod.Fr. hôtellerie), from hostel (see HOST (Cf. host)). Lost, then revived 19c … Etymology dictionary
hostelry — ► NOUN (pl. hostelries) archaic or humorous ▪ an inn or pub. ORIGIN Old French hostelerie from hostelier innkeeper … English terms dictionary
hostelry — [häs′təl rē] n. pl. hostelries [ME hostellerie < OFr < hostel: see HOSTEL] a lodging place; inn; hotel … English World dictionary
hostelry — noun a) an inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses) b) the art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel … Wiktionary
hostelry — UK [ˈhɒst(ə)lrɪ] / US [ˈhɑst(ə)lrɪ] noun [countable] Word forms hostelry : singular hostelry plural hostelries 1) an old word meaning a small hotel 2) British humorous a pub or hotel … English dictionary
hostelry — [[t]hɒ̱st(ə)lri[/t]] hostelries N COUNT A hostelry is a pub or a hotel. [BRIT, FORMAL] … English dictionary
hostelry — noun (plural ries) Date: 14th century inn, hotel … New Collegiate Dictionary
hostelry — /hos tl ree/, n., pl. hostelries. an inn or hotel. [1350 1400; ME hostelrye, var. of hostelerie < MF. See HOSTEL, RY] * * * … Universalium
hostelry — hos|tel|ry [ˈhɔstəlri US ˈha: ] n plural hostelries old use a ↑pub or hotel … Dictionary of contemporary English
hostelry — hos|tel|ry [ hastlri ] noun count an old word meaning a small hotel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
