xenodochium
Meanings
noun
- A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.
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Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον (xenodokheîon, “place for strangers, inn”) from ξένος (xénos, “guest, stranger, foreigner”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “receive, accept”).
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