hostelry

[ hos-tl-ree ]

noun

, plural hos·tel·ries.

1. an inn or hotel.

hostelry

/ ˈhɒstəlrɪ /

noun

1. archaic.
   an inn

Word History and Origins

Origin of hostelry¹

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

Example Sentences

But grief of the legion of The Crooked House lovers would quickly turn to anger when less than 48 hours after the blaze, on 5 August 2023, the hostelry was demolished overnight.

From BBC

For this night, though, and for those pouring out into Goodison Road heading for The Winslow Hotel, the famous old Evertonian hostelry, they could savour the taste of something to settle shattered nerves after their club once again went to the very edge before stepping back.

From BBC

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.

From Washington Post

It took about a decade to plan and build the Santa Monica hostelry, and the 148-room Downtown L.A.

From Los Angeles Times

“A hospital is not a mere hostelry providing room and board and a place for physicians to practice their craft, but owes independent duties of care to its patients,” Sudderth wrote, quoting from an earlier Texas appellate decision.

From Los Angeles Times