Category:Xenodochium

Xen`o*do*chi"um, n. Etym: [ll., fr. L. xenodochium a building for the Reception of strangers, gr. (a) (class. Antiq.)

Defn: a house for the reception of strangers. (b) 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.]