XENODOCHIUM

n.

2 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A house for the reception of strangers.

2.
n.

In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also Xenodocheion.]


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