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hos⋅tel⋅ry

[hos-tl-ree]
–noun, plural -ries.
an inn or hotel.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME hostelrye, var. of hostelerie < MF. See hostel, -ry
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hos·tel·ry   (hŏs'təl-rē)   
n.   pl. hos·tel·ries
An inn; a hotel.

[Middle English hostelrie, from Old French hostelerie, from hostel, lodging, inn; see hostel.]
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