hostelry
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈhɒstəlɹi/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈhɑstəlɹi/
Noun edit
hostelry (countable and uncountable, plural hostelries)
- (countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
- (uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
- the hostelry trade
- a degree in hostelry and tourism