Xenodochium
A house of reception for strangers and pilgrims; a hostel, guest-house, especially in a monastery.
From the Greek ξένος a stranger + δέχεσθαι to receive.
First recorded by the OED a in use as late as 1612.
Xenodochium
A house of reception for strangers and pilgrims; a hostel, guest-house, especially in a monastery.
From the Greek ξένος a stranger + δέχεσθαι to receive.
First recorded by the OED a in use as late as 1612.