Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to hospitality, or to the rights, privileges, standing, or treatment of a guest, or to the relations between a guest and his host; specifically, noting such relations, etc., in Greek antiquity.
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- adjective
Hospitable , especially to visitingstrangers orforeigners . - adjective Of the relation between a
host andguest ; friendly.
Etymologies
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From Ancient Greek ξενία (ksenia, "guest-friend, stranger").
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