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Xenodochium
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noun
Xenodochium
n.
1.
(Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers.
2.
In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. (Called also Xenodocheion.)
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