Entry Word: public house

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a place that provides rooms and usually a public dining room for overnight guests <took lodging at a cheap public house in a seedy part of town> — see hotel
2 chiefly Britisha place of business where alcoholic beverages are sold to be consumed on the premises <visited a public house in London that has been welcoming customers since the time of Charles Dickens> — see barroom