boniface

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US/ˈbɑn.ə.fɪs/US/-fəs/US/-ˌfeɪs/

noun

The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.

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hostinnkeeper
OriginLatin Bonifatius →
Less commonScrabble 15
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Meanings

boniface1

nounboniface (plural bonifaces)

plural bonifaces

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

Boniface2

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

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe owner or manager of an inn

Similar
hostinnkeeper
Broader
patron
Also see
hostinnkeeper

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

boniface · noun

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

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Boniface · proper noun

  1. LatinBonifatius
  2. EnglishBoniface

From Latin Bonifatius.

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APA

boniface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boniface

MLA

“boniface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boniface. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “boniface,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/boniface.

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