"boniface" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bonifaces [plural]
Etymology: After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem. Head templates: {{en-noun}} boniface (plural bonifaces)
  1. The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper. Wikipedia link: George Farquhar, The Beaux' Stratagem
    Sense id: en-boniface-en-noun-1MTygYqB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup

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