boniface
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noun \ˈbä-nə-fəs, -ˌfās\Definition of BONIFACE
: the proprietor of a hotel, nightclub, or restaurant
Examples of BONIFACE
- <the operator of the inn is the very epitome of the genial and gracious boniface>
Origin of BONIFACE
Boniface, innkeeper in The Beaux' Stratagem (1707) by George Farquhar
First Known Use: 1742
Rhymes with BONIFACE
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Bon·i·face
biographical name \ˈbä-nə-fəs, -ˌfās\Definition of BONIFACE
Saint ca 675–754 Wynfrid or Wynfrith Eng. missionary in Germany
Boniface
biographical nameDefinition of BONIFACE
name of 9 popes: especially VIII (Benedict Caetani) ca 1235(or 1240)–1303 (pope 1294–1303)
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