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hos⋅pi⋅tal⋅i⋅ty

  [hos-pi-tal-i-tee]
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–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
  1. Cordial and generous reception of or disposition toward guests.
  2. 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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Hospitality

Hos`pi*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. Hospitalities. [L. hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalit['e].] The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality.

Given to hospitality. --Rom. xii. 13.

And little recks to find the way to heaven By doing deeds of hospitality. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : hospitality
Spanish: hospitalidad,
German: die Gastfreundschaft,
Japanese: 歓待
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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)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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