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hostelry definition

hos·telry (häs′təl rē)

noun pl. hostelries -·ries

a lodging place; inn; hotel

Etymology: ME hostellerie < OFr < hostel: see hostel

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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