Definitions for tavern
ˈtæv ərntav·ern

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tavern, tap housenoun

   a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tavernnoun

   A building containing a bar licensed to sell alcoholic drinks; an inn.

2. tavernnoun

   Parlour.

3. Etymology: From taverne ‘wine shop’, from taberna ‘inn’.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tavernnoun

   A house where wine is sold, and drinkers are entertained.

   Etymology: taverne, Fr. taberna, Latin.

   Enquire at London, ’mong the taverns there;
   For there they say he daily doth frequent,
   With unrestrained loose companions. William Shakespeare, Rich. II.

   You shall be called to no more payments; fear no more tavern bills, which are often the sadness of parting, as the procuring of mirth. William Shakespeare, Cymbeline.

   To reform the vices of this town, all taverns and alehouses should be obliged to dismiss their company by twelve at night, and no woman suffered to enter any tavern or alehouse. Jonathan Swift.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tavern

   A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food such as different types of roast meats and cheese, and (mostly historically) where travelers would receive lodging. An inn is a tavern that has a license to put up guests as lodgers. The word derives from the Latin taberna whose original meaning was a shed, workshop, stall, or pub. Over time, the words "tavern" and "inn" became interchangeable and synonymous. In England, inns started to be referred to as public houses or pubs and the term became standard for all drinking houses.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. tavern

   A tavern is a public establishment, often licensed to serve alcoholic beverages, where people gather to drink, eat, socialize, and sometimes receive lodgings. Its historical usage signified inns, bars, or pubs mainly in older times or in historical contexts. Today, the term is often interchangeable with 'pub' in many countries.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Tavernnoun

   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

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tavern

   A tavern is a place of business where people gather to drink alcoholic beverages and be served food, and in some cases, where travelers receive lodging. An inn is a tavern which has a license to put up guests as lodgers. The word derives from the Latin taberna and the Greek ταβέρνα/taverna, whose original meaning was a shed or workshop. In the English language, a tavern was once an establishment which served wine whilst an inn served beer and ale. Over time, the words "tavern" and "inn" became interchangeable and synonymous. In England, inns started to be referred to as public houses or pubs and the term became standard for all drinking houses.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tavern

   tav′ėrn, n. a licensed house for the sale of liquors, with accommodation for travellers: an inn.—ns. Tav′erner, an innkeeper; Tav′erning. [Fr. taverne—L. taberna, from root of tabula, a board.]

Etymology and OriginsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Tavern

   From the Latin taberna, a hut of boards.

Matched Categories

1. • Building

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How to pronounce tavern?

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How to say tavern in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of tavern in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of tavern in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of tavern in a Sentence

1. Carlton Huffman:

   Matt Schlapp, of the CPAC, grabbed my junk and pummeled it at length. And I’m sitting there (in the car) saying, ‘What the hell is going on that this person with a wife and kids is literally doing this to me, from Manuel’s Tavern to the Hilton Garden Inn there at the Atlanta Airport,’ he literally has his hands on me. And I feel so f**king dirty. Feel so f**king dirty. So I don’t know what to do in the morning.

2. Saadi Shirazi:

   Whoso associates with the wicked will be accused of following their ways, though their principles may have made no impression upon him; just as if a person were in the habit of frequenting a tavern, he would not be supposed to go there for prayer, but to drink intoxicating liquor.

3. Mark Levin:

   And I'm just like, in a tavern and looking over the other table and there are guys in black jackboots and Nazi uniforms, and I'm going like, ‘Hmm. This looks bad, wonder how bad it can get.’ the idea that he would compare this to Nazism, we're getting so far away from our history.

4. Norman Douglas:

   Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.

5. Ukranian Proverb:

   The church is near, but the way is icy, The tavern is far, but I will walk carefully.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tavern
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Tavern
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=tavern
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tavern
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/tavern
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=tavern
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=tavern
9. ^ Etymology and Origins
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/54657/pg54657-images.html#:~:text=tavern
10. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=tavern

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