the grande dame of the city's hostelries, it has played host to presidents, kings, and Hollywood royalty
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The Turf, like the Miners an institution for generations that is now known around the world thanks to the Welcome to Wrexham documentary, was among those hostelries packed to the rafters.—Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2025 Built in 1917 as a grand hostelry that drew a who’s-who list of visitors in its heyday, it was scheduled for renovation after sitting empty for 15 years.—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025 Built in 1917 as a grand hostelry that drew a who’s-who list of visitors in its heyday, it was scheduled for renovation after sitting empty for 15 years.—Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025 Sarasota, Florida The 1924 Frances Carlton, a 20-unit complex on the National Register of Historic Places, was modeled on ancient hostelries in the Pyrenees along the Spanish-French border.—The Week Staff, theweek, 12 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for hostelry
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Etymology
Middle English hostelrye, ostelrye, borrowed from Anglo-French hostillerie, from hosteler hosteler + -erie-ery
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