"hostelry" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈhɒstəlɹi/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈhɑstəlɹi/ [General-American] Forms: hostelries [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|hostelerie}} Middle English hostelerie, {{der|en|frm|hostellerie}} Middle French hostellerie, {{der|en|fro|hostelerie}} Old French hostelerie, {{surface analysis|en|hostel|-ry|nocap=1}} by surface analysis, hostel + -ry Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} hostelry (countable and uncountable, plural hostelries)
  1. (countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses). Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-hostelry-en-noun-ebRbMsPz Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ry, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 65 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ry: 59 41 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 75 25 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16
  2. (uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-hostelry-en-noun-0r4faqC~
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hostelrie [archaic] Related terms: hostler

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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