- (n.) An army; a number of men gathered for war.
- (v.t.) To give entertainment to.
- (n.) The consecrated wafer, believed to be the body of Christ, which in the Mass is offered as a sacrifice; also, the bread before consecration.
- (n.) Any great number or multitude; a throng.
- (v.i.) To lodge at an inn; to take up entertainment.
- (n.) One who receives or entertains another, whether gratuitously or for compensation; one from whom another receives food, lodging or entertainment; a landlord.
- (n.) Any animal or plant affording lodgment or subsistence to a parasitic or commensal organism. Thus a tree is a host of an air plant growing upon it.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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