- Hospitium
- Hospitium Hos*pi"ti*um, n. [L. See {Hospice}.]
1. An inn; a lodging; a hospice. [Obs.]
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2. (Law) An inn of court. [1913 Webster]
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Hospitium — (Gr. ξενία, προξενία), hospitality, among the Greeks and Romans, was of a twofold character: private and public.PrivateIn Homeric times all strangers without exception, were regarded as being under the protection of Zeus Xenios, the god of… … Wikipedia
Hospitĭum — (lat.), 1) Herberge bei einem Gastfreunde.; 2) so v.w. Hospiz … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Hospitium — vile, swart Brodt, suur Beer, lange Mile, haec sunt in Westphalia, si non vis credere, loep dar. (S. ⇨ Westfalen.) – Serapeum, 1849, S. 203 … Deutsches Sprichwörter-Lexikon
Hospitium — Als Hospitium (lat. hospitium, „Gastfreundschaft“, „Herberge“, zu hospes, Gast) wurde im Mittelalter die rechtlich festgelegte kostenlose Beherbergung bestimmter Personen bezeichnet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Herkunft des Begriffs 2 Bedeutung im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hospitium — An inn; a hostel; a household. Among the ancient Romans, on either side of the spacious mansions of the wealthy patricians were smaller apartments, known as the hospitium, or place for the entertainment of strangers, and the word hospes was a… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Hospitium — The small select group, the inner trusted circle, of the king s household servants. [< Lat. hospitium = lodging] Cf. Meinie … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
Hospitium Berching — Das Hospitium Berching war eine Niederlassung der Kapuziner in Berching (Bistum Eichstätt). Die profanierte Klosterkirche St. Trinitas Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Hospitium publicum — Hos|pi|ti|um pu|bli|cum [ ...kum] das; ...tii ...ci [...tsi] <aus lat. hospitium publicum »öffentliches Gastrecht«> im alten Rom durch Senatsbeschluss an auswärtige Gemeinden u. einzelne Freunde verliehener Rechtsschutz im röm. Gebiet … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
hospitium — /ho spish ee euhm/, n., pl. hospitia /ho spish ee euh/. a hospice. [1640 50; < L: hospitable reception, entertainment, place of entertainment, equiv. to hospit (s. of hospes) host, guest, stranger + ium IUM] * * * … Universalium
hospitium — n. hospice, guest house, place which hosts pilgrims or strangers … English contemporary dictionary
