English Explanatory Dictionary

guesthouse

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A small house near a main house, for lodging visitors.
  2. A private house offering accommodation to paying guests; a boarding house; a bed and breakfast.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɛsthaʊs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-guesthouse.wav

Word forms

guesthouse guesthouses guest house guest-house

Etymology

From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest + house.

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