hospitation

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noun

A duty to provide food and lodging for nobles or soldiers and the corresponding right to receive.

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Meanings

nounhospitation (countable and uncountable, plural hospitations)

plural hospitations

  1. countableuncountableA duty to provide food and lodging for nobles or soldiers and the corresponding right to receive.
  2. countableuncountableA visit, for learning or for inspection and evaluation.

Origin

From Latin hospes ("guest, visitor").

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APA

hospitation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitation

MLA

“hospitation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitation. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hospitation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hospitation.

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