hospitage Obs. or arch.
(ˈhɒspɪtɪdʒ)
[ad. med.L. hospitāgium, f. hospit-em: see host n.2 and -age.]
† 1. The position of a guest; guestship. Obs.
1590 Spenser F.Q. iii. x. 6 That his ungentle hoste n'ote him appeach Of vile ungentlenesse, or hospitages breach. |
† 2. Lodging, entertainment as a guest. Obs.
1611 Speed Hist. Gt. Brit. ix. ix. §77 No where contenting himself with his dyet and hospitage. |
3. A place of hospitality.
1855 Singleton Virgil I. 312 That a hospitage Defiled should be abandoned. |