Hospitality

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hos⋅pi⋅tal⋅i⋅ty

[hos-pi-tal-i-tee]

–noun, plural -ties.

1.	the friendly reception and treatment of guests or strangers.

2.	the quality or disposition of receiving and treating guests and strangers in a warm, friendly, generous way.

Origin:
1325–75; ME hospitalite < MF < L hospitālitās, equiv. to hospitāli(s) (see hospital ) + -tās -ty ²

Synonyms:
2. warmth, cordiality, geniality, friendliness.

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hos·pi·tal·i·ty (hŏs'pĭ-tāl'ĭ-tē)

n. pl. hos·pi·tal·i·ties

Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests.
An instance of cordial and generous treatment of guests.

[Middle English hospitalite, from Old French, from Latin hospitālitās, from hospitālis, of a guest; see hospital.]

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Word Origin & History

hospitality

1375, "act of being hospitable," from O.Fr. hospitalité, from L. hospitalitem (gen. hospitalitas) "friendliness to guests," from hospes (gen. hospitis) "guest" (see host (1)).

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