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hostelry

UK/ˈhɒstəlɹi//ˈhɑstəlɹi/

hostelry noun: an inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).

Noun

hostelry (countable and uncountable, plural hostelries)

  1. (countable) An inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
  2. (uncountable) The art and skill of guest management at a commercial facility such as a hotel, inn, motel, bed and breakfast, or hostel.
    • the hostelry trade
    • a degree in hostelry and tourism

hostelry meaning in Tamil, Kannada and Gujarati

hostelry in Tamil

சாவடி, தங்கல்மனை, வழிமனை, தங்குமனை

hostelry in Kannada

ಪ್ರವಾಸಿಗೃಹ, ಛತ್ರ, ತಂಗುವಸತಿ

hostelry in Gujarati

hostelry
મુસાફરખાનું musāpharkhānũ

Forms of hostelry

pluralhostelries
alternative form (archaic)hostelrie

Origin of hostelry

From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.

Questions about hostelry

What does hostelry mean?
Hostelry means an inn that provides overnight accommodation for travellers (and, originally, their horses).
What is hostelry in Tamil?
Hostelry in Tamil is சாவடி, தங்கல்மனை, வழிமனை. See Hostelry meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hostelry?
Hostelry is a noun.
How do you pronounce hostelry?
Hostelry is pronounced /ˈhɒstəlɹi/ (UK).
What is the plural of hostelry?
The plural of hostelry is hostelries.

Words near hostelry in the dictionary

  1. hosteller
  2. hostellers
  3. hostelling
  4. hostelrie
  5. hostelries
  6. hostelry
  7. hostels
  8. hoster
  9. Hosterman
  10. Hostermans
  11. hosters

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: hostelry (page history and authors); hostelry (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); hostelry (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); મુસાફરખાનું (Gujarati) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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