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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary : [ easton ]


  Inn
     in the modern sense, unknown in the East. The khans or
     caravanserais, which correspond to the European inn, are not
     alluded to in the Old Testament. The "inn" mentioned in Ex. 4:24
     was just the halting-place of the caravan. In later times khans
     were erected for the accommodation of travellers. In Luke 2:7
     the word there so rendered denotes a place for loosing the
     beasts of their burdens. It is rendered "guest-chamber" in Mark
     14:14 and Luke 22:11. In Luke 10:34 the word so rendered is
     different. That inn had an "inn-keeper," who attended to the
     wants of travellers.

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Inn \Inn\ ([i^]n), n. [AS. in, inn, house, chamber, inn, from
     AS. in in; akin to Icel. inni house. See In.]
     1. A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation;
        residence; abode. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              Therefore with me ye may take up your inn
              For this same night.                  --Spenser.
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     2. A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or
        wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: As distinguished from a private boarding house, an inn
           is a house for the entertainment of all travelers of
           good conduct and means of payment, as guests for a
           brief period, not as lodgers or boarders by contract.
           [1913 Webster]
  
                 The miserable fare and miserable lodgment of a
                 provincial inn.                    --W. Irving.
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     3. The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person;
        as, Leicester Inn. [Eng.]
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     4. One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London,
        for students of the law barristers; as, the Inns of Court;
        the Inns of Chancery; Serjeants' Inns.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Inns of chancery (Eng.), colleges in which young students
        formerly began their law studies, now occupied chiefly bp
        attorn`ys, solocitors, etc.
  
     Inns of court (Eng.), the four societies of ``students and
        practicers of the law of England'' which in London
        exercise the exclusive right of admitting persons to
        practice at the bar; also, the buildings in which the law
        students and barristers have their chambers. They are the
        Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's
        Inn.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Inn \Inn\ ([i^]n), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inned ([i^]nd); p. pr.
     & vb. n. Inning.]
     To take lodging; to lodge. [R.] --Addison.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Inn \Inn\, v. t.
     1. To house; to lodge. [Obs.]
        [1913 Webster]
  
              When he had brought them into his city
              And inned them, everich at his degree. --Chaucer.
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     2. To get in; to in. See In, v. t.
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  INN
       Inter Node Network

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Inn \Inn\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Inned; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Inning.]
     To take lodging; to lodge. [R.] --Addison.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Inn \Inn\, n. [AS. in, inn, house, chamber, inn, from AS. in in;
     akin to Icel. inni house. See In.]
     1. A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation;
        residence; abode. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
              Therefore with me ye may take up your inn For this
              same night.                           --Spenser.
  
     2. A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or
        wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.
  
     Note: As distinguished from a private boarding house, an inn
           is a house for the entertainment of all travelers of
           good conduct and means of payment,as guests for a brief
           period,not as lodgers or boarders by contract.
  
                 The miserable fare and miserable lodgment of a
                 provincial inn.                    --W. Irving.
  
     3. The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person;
        as, Leicester Inn. [Eng.]
  
     4. One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London,
        for students of the law barristers; as, the Inns of Court;
        the Inns of Chancery; Serjeants' Inns.
  
     Inns of chancery (Eng.), colleges in which young students
        formerly began their law studies, now occupied chiefly by
        attorneys, solicitors, etc.
  
     Inns of court (Eng.), the four societies of ``students and
        practicers of the law of England'' which in London
        exercise the exclusive right of admitting persons to
        practice at the bar; also, the buildings in which the law
        students and barristers have their chambers. They are the
        Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's
        Inn.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Inn \Inn\, v. t.
     1. To house; to lodge. [Obs.]
  
              When he had brought them into his city And inned
              them, everich at his degree.          --Chaucer.
  
     2. To get in; to in. See In, v. t.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  inn
       n : a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers [syn: hostel,
            hostelry, lodge]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  inn
     Αγγλικά n.
     το πανδοχείο