hostelry
pronunciation
How to pronounce hostelry in British English:
UK [ˈhɒstəlri]
How to pronounce hostelry in American English:
US [ˈhɑstəlri]
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- Noun:
- a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
Word Origin
- hostelry (n.)
- late 14c. (as a surname from early 14c.), from Old French hostelerie "house, guest-house; kitchen; hospice, almshouse" (12c., Modern French hôtellerie), from hostel (see host). Lost, then revived 19c.
Example
- 1. You will see that there 's a hostelry .
- 2. Why don 't we adjourn to the local hostelry ?
- 3. Integrate electronic digitization hostelry industry 's management system .
- 4. The young woman stepped lightly across to the crowded hostelry .
- 5. Today the bards den is a renowned music hostelry , bar , restaurant and budget accommodation hostel .