xenodochy

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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"Bushmen, as a class, are a very hospitable race — generous in their sympathies, fond of practising the virtue of xenodochy, entertain strangers with a rough but ready welcome; and it is a pity to see men of this stamp tossed about as they are."

From Ancient Greek ξενοδοχία (xenodokhía), from ξένος (xénos, “alien”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”).

xenodochium xenodochial

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What does xenodochy mean?

Reception of strangers; hospitality.

Where does xenodochy come from?

From Ancient Greek ξενοδοχία (xenodokhía), from ξένος (xénos, “alien”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “to receive”).

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