Hostelry Definition

hŏstəl-rē
hostelries
noun
hostelries
A lodging place; inn; hotel.
Webster's New World

An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses)

Wiktionary

The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel; the hostelry trade, a degree in hostelry and tourism.

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Noun

Singular:
hostelry
Plural:
hostelries

Origin of Hostelry

  • Middle English hostelrie from Old French hostelerie from hostel lodging, inn hostel

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

  • From Old French hostelerie

    From Wiktionary

Hostelry Sentence Examples

  • Afterward, visit a local hostelry where you can relax beside a roaring fire.

  • Many an hour can be spent outside the local hostelry watching these boats navigate the locks.

  • I could really have fancied being trapped in the ancient hostelry overnight with another glass or two of the Soave.

  • Three large rooms were assigned to them in the monastery hostelry, one of which was occupied by Prince Andrew.

  • The Palace, an enormous structure covering a city block (it had 1200 rooms and cost more than $3,000,000), known as the oldest and most famous hostelry of the city, and architecturally interesting, was completely destroyed by the fire, but has been replaced by a new building.

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