imaret

Noun

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Noun (1)

  1. a hostel for pilgrims in TurkeyType of hostel, hostelry
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

I·ma′ret noun

Origin: Turk., fr. Ar. 'imāra.

A lodging house for Muslim pilgrims. Thomas Moore

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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