Boniface Definition

bŏnə-fəs, -fās
noun
The keeper of an inn, hotel, nightclub, or eating establishment.
American Heritage
An innkeeper, restaurateur, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
pronoun

A male given name of mainly historical use.

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Other Word Forms of Boniface

Noun

Singular:
boniface
Plural:
bonifaces

Origin of Boniface

  • After Boniface , an innkeeper in The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar (1678–1707)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • After Boniface, an innkeeper in The Beaux' Stratagem by George Farquhar, 1707.

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin Bonifatius.

    From Wiktionary

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