- (n.) The act of receiving as host or of amusing, admitting or cherishing; hospitable reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.
- (n.) Admission into service; service.
- (n.) Payment of soldiers or servants; wages.
- (n.) That which entertains or with which one is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal. (b) That which engages the attention agreeably, amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc. or in public, by performances of some kind; amusement.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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