1. Receiving and entertaining strangers or guests with kindness and without reward; kind to strangers and guests; characterized by hospitality. Shak.
2. Proceeding from or indicating kindness and generosity to guests and strangers; as, hospitable rites. To where you taper cheers the vale With hospitable ray. Goldsmith.
HOSPITABLENESS
Hos"pi*ta*ble*ness, n.
Defn: The quality of being hospitable; hospitality. Barrow.
HOSPITABLY
Hos"pi*ta*bly, adv.
Defn: In a hospitable manner.
HOSPITAGE
Hos"pi*tage, n. Etym: [LL. hospitagium, for L. hospitium. See
Hospice.]
Defn: Hospitality. [Obs.] Spenser.
HOSPITAL Hos"pi*tal, n. Etym: [OF. hospital, ospital, F. hôpital, LL. hospitale (or perh. E. hospital is directly from the Late Latin), from L. hospitalis relating to a guest, hospitalia apartments for guests, fr. hospes guest. See Host a landlord, and cf. Hostel, Hotel, Spital.]
1. A place for shelter or entertainment; an inn. [Obs.] Spenser.