xenodochium

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xenodochium

/ˌzɛn.əʊˈdəʊ.ki.əm/ UK
/ˌzɛn.əˈdəʊ.ki.əm/ UK
/ˌzɛn.oʊˈdoʊ.ki.əm/ US
/ˌzɛn.əˈdoʊ.ki.əm/ US

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From Latin, from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον (xenodokheîon, “place for strangers, inn”) from ξένος (xénos, “guest, stranger, foreigner”) + δέχομαι (dékhomai, “receive, accept”).

noun xenodochia · xenodochiums · xenodocheion · xenodocheum

A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims. Gregory the Great orders that the accounts of xenodochia should be audited by the bishop (Epist. iv. 27).

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noun room in a monastery

Português	xenodóquio
Deutsch	Xenodochion
Italiano	xenodochio
Ελληνικά	ξενοδοχείο xenodocheío

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@misc{xenodochium_2026,
  title = {xenodochium},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/xenodochium},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}