tavern
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ərn noun
1.
a place where liquors are sold to be consumed on the premises.
2.
a public house for travelers and others; inn.
Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English taverne < Old French < Latin taberna hut, inn, wine shop
1250–1300; Middle English taverne < Old French < Latin taberna hut, inn, wine shop
Related forms
tav·ern·less, adjective
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| —n | |
| 1. | a less common word for pub |
| 2. | (US), (Eastern Canadian), (NZ) a place licensed for the sale and consumption of alcoholic drink |
| [C13: from Old French taverne, from Latin taberna hut] | |
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
tavern
late 13c., "wine shop," later "public house" (mid-15c.), from O.Fr. taverne (1256) "shed made of boards, booth, stall," also "tavern, inn," from L. taberna "shop, inn, tavern," originally "hut, shed," possibly by dissimilation from *traberna, from trabs (gen. trabis) "beam, timber."
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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tavern
an establishment where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on the premises. Tavern keeping has paralleled the growth of trade, travel, and industry throughout history and virtually worldwide. The Code of Hammurabi of ancient Babylonia (c. 1750 BC) provided that the death penalty could be imposed upon a proprietor for diluting beer. In ancient Greece the lesche, which was primarily a local club, served meals to strangers as well as to its local members. By the 5th century BC there were sumptuous Greek establishments called phatnai that served a local and transient clientele of traders, envoys, and government officials.
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Example sentences
Finally the procession took its way to the tavern, where the king and queen opened the dance.
He envied every daysman and drover in the tavern their manly speech.
Reservations are accepted for the dining room but not the tavern area.
Don't forget to rest your feet and enjoy a cool beverage in the working, colonial tavern.
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