A house in a monastery, convent, etc., for the accommodation of guests, or from which alms were distributed. Obsolete.
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| 释义 | society > faith > artefacts > monastic property (general) > monastery or convent > parts of monastery > [noun] > guesthouse (5) almshouse1440 A house in a monastery, convent, etc., for the accommodation of guests, or from which alms were distributed. Obsolete. xenodochy?c1550 = xenodochium, n. forastery1604 The guest-house (of a monastery). xenodochium1612 A house of reception for strangers and pilgrims; a hostel, guest-house, esp. in a monastery. hospitium1650 = hospice, n. 1. |
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