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Hospitality
Pronunciation : Hos`pi*tal"i*ty
Part of Speech : n.;
Etymology : [L. hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalit?.]
Definition : Defn: The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with kind and generous liberality. Given to hospitality. Rom. xii. 13. And little recks to find the way to heaven By doing deeds of hospitality. Shak.
pl. Hospitalities.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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