Middle English hospitalite loses final -e and stabilizes as hospitality under learned spelling influence.
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hospitality
reception of guests; provision of lodging; generous treatment of visitors
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PARENT / EARLIER FORM / attestedMiddle English · Middle English, c. 1100–1500 · guest receptionhospitalite
reception of guests or provision of lodging
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Reception of guests and provision of lodging broaden into the modern social and commercial hospitality field.
English use is reported from the 14th century.
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Hospitality — Definition, Word History, and First Known UseWord History: Middle English hospitalite; First Known Use
supportsAUDIT SOURCE ↗ORIGINAL ↗Documents the English historical form and 14th-century horizon.
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