D defs.my
Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Tavern

/tăv'-ẽrn/ · Tav·ern · IPA /ˈtævəɹn/
01 n. A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern time…
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    A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.