hospitium

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noun

An inn, lodging or hospice.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

nounhospitium (plural hospitiums or hospitia)

plural hospitiums · plural hospitia

  1. obsoleteAn inn, lodging or hospice.
  2. UKobsoletelawAn Inn of Court.

Origin

  1. Latinhospitium
  2. Englishhospitium

Borrowed from Latin hospitium. Doublet of hospice.

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Chicago

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