hostelry
4 synonyms for hostelry, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — An old word for an inn where travellers, and once their horses too, could stay the night.
Synonyms
Less common
Still standard English, but they carry more weight.
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
auberge
Etymology
From Middle English hostelerie, from Middle French hostellerie, from Old French hostelerie, ostelerie; by surface analysis, hostel + -ry.
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