xenodochy

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noun

Reception of strangers; hospitality.

OriginAncient Greek ξενοδοχία →
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Meanings

nounxenodochy (uncountable)
  1. uncountableReception of strangers; hospitality.

    Bushmen, as a class, are a very hospitable race — generous in their sympathies, fond of practising the virtue of xenodochy, entertain strangers with a rough but ready welcome; and it is a pity to see men of this stamp tossed about as they are.

    1872, William Mark Hugo, History of the first Bushmen's club in the Australian colonies

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekξενοδοχία
  2. Englishxenodochy

From Ancient Greek ξενοδοχία (xenodokhía), from ξένος (xénos, “alien”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”).

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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