From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishhostelryhos‧tel‧ry /ˈhɒstəlri $ ˈhɑː-/ noun (plural hostelries) [countable] old use DLTa pub or hotel
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hostelry• Conley is clearly the crown prince with 11 hostelries in the city with 774 rooms.• No reply, but that was not unusual at three o'clock, since he was probably in a hostelry somewhere.• By using the map and clues you will eventually find your way to a fine hostelry out in the country.• I sauntered back into Lark Lane and into one of the fine hostelries to round off.• Peacock Inn A famous old hostelry of great character.• Golf Tavern A fine old hostelry, dating from 1456, rich in character.• We paused now and again at some hostelry and, on one occasion, a Benedictine monastery, I forget its name. 