houseroom

noun

house·​room ˈhau̇s-ˌrüm 

-ˌru̇m

: space for accommodation in or as if in a house

given houseroom by a family all too eager to have a celebrity in their midst

—Walter Kerr

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web

In that book Harris gave houseroom to pivotal players connected with the Dreyfus affair; in later offerings his household expanded to include scheming cardinals plotting to become Pope and plucky diplomats conspiring to avert World War II. —Robert Harris, Star Tribune, 20 Nov. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined above