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View synonyms for hostelry

hostelry

[ hos-tl-ree ]

noun

, plural hos·tel·ries.
  1. an inn or hotel.


hostelry

/ ˈhɒstəlrɪ /

noun

  1. archaic.
    an inn
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of hostelry1

1350–1400; Middle English hostelrye, variant of hostelerie < Middle French. See hostel, -ry
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Example Sentences

The shockwaves over the demolition continue to reverberate, with pub lovers nominating 65 hostelries, including 15 in the West Midlands, to be preserved.

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The originality resides in the array of talented artists who’ve been brought in to consult on and contribute to a hostelry that owes almost as much to curation as commercialism.

A wheelchair curling medal at the Winter Paralympics would crown his exceptional progress in the sport - and would certainly be celebrated in the Stranraer hostelries where he once played a very different game.

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Or, indeed, any kind of inn, hostelry, saloon, roadhouse, taproom, tavern, or beer hall where money can be exchanged for the sweet relief of drink.

The iconic Watergate Hotel, it turned out, was one of the luxury hostelries where the troops were lodging — largely a contingent from Maine.

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