innholder

[ in-hohl-der ]

noun

1. innkeeper.

Word History and Origins

Origin of innholder¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1425–75; inn, holder

Example Sentences

"Nay, nay," quoth the merchant, "thou art not for me;" "She," quoth the innholder, "my wife shall not be;" "I loathe," said the gentleman, "a beggars degree, Therefore, now farewell, my pretty Bessee."

From Project Gutenberg

From a famous old hostelry in Dedham, swung from the years 1658 to 1730 the sign-board of Lieutenant Joshua Fisher, surveyor, apothecary, innholder, and officer of “ye trayne band,” and his son and successor, Captain Fisher—also Joshua.

From Project Gutenberg

Under these circumstances a convention, warned by the Committee of Safety of Arlington, met at Dorset, January 16, 1776, at the "house of Cephas Kent, innholder."

From Project Gutenberg

Reuben Curtis and a bellhop hustled to the nearest police court, quickly unearthed this 100-year-old statute: Every innholder shall have upon his premises suitable rooms with beds and bedding for the lodging of his guests and, if the licensing authorities so require, be provided with stable-room, hay and prov- ender for their horses and cattle.

From Time Magazine Archive

It was an innholder’s license, authorizing one Thomas McGuire to furnish food, shelter, and entertainment for man and beast.

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