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guesthouse

guest·house

UK/ˈɡɛsthaʊs/ US/ˈɡɛˌsthaʊs/ uncommon

noun

1.

a house separate from the main house; for housing guests

Origin

From Middle English gest hous, gistenehus, gystehuse, gesthus, partly from Old English gæsthūs, ġesthūs (“guesthouse, hostel; guest-chamber”), from Proto-West Germanic *gastihūs; and partly from Old Norse gesthús (“guesthouse; guest-chamber”); both from Proto-Germanic *gastihūsą, corresponding to guest + house.

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