xĕnŏdŏchīum or -ēum, i, n., = ξενοδοχεῖον,
a public building for the reception of strangers , a caravansary , a stranger's hospital (syn. deversorium), Hier. Ep. 66, 11; Cod. Just. 1, 2, 17; 1, 3, 33; 1, 3, 35. —Called also xĕnōn , ōnis, Cod. Just. 1, 2, 19 al.
·noun A house for the reception of strangers. II. Xenodochium ·noun In the Middle Ages, a room in a...
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