Etymology

bed and board

Today it means: A place to sleep and eat; bed and breakfast; the services provided by an inn or similar establishment. Full definition →

Middle English bed and bord
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The story

  1. Middle English · inherited frombed and bord
  2. English todaybed and board

From Middle English bed and bord.

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