Xenodochium

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun A house for the reception of strangers.

II. Xenodochium ·noun 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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xenodochium
xĕnŏdŏchīum or -ēum, i, n., = ξενοδοχεῖον, a public building for the reception of strangers , a c...

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