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boniface

US/ˈbɑn.ə.fɪs/

boniface noun: the proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.

Noun

boniface (plural bonifaces)

  1. The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.

Proper noun capitalized: Boniface

Boniface

  1. A male given name from Latin that is somewhat common in some African countries but otherwise of mainly historical use.
  2. A surname.

Forms of boniface

pluralbonifaces

Origin of boniface

After Boniface, the innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 comedic play The Beaux' Stratagem.

From Latin Bonifatius.

Words formed from boniface

Questions about boniface

What does boniface mean?
Boniface means the proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
What part of speech is boniface?
Boniface can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce boniface?
Boniface is pronounced /ˈbɑn.ə.fɪs/ (US).
What is the plural of boniface?
The plural of boniface is bonifaces.

Words near boniface in the dictionary

  1. bonibell
  2. bonibells
  3. bonie
  4. bonier
  5. boniest
  6. boniface
  7. bonifaces
  8. Bonifacian
  9. Bonifacio
  10. Bonifacio Day
  11. Bonifacio Global City

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