Harbergery [hahr-BER-juh-ree]
(n.)
- A place of entertainment such as an inn, tavern or public house.
Used in a sentence:
“I’m meeting my chumrades at our customary harbergery to watch the Lemur in the Gyre semi-finals.”
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My own notes may be incomplete, so you are probably correct. I'll look into that and amend. But here's what I have:
From Middle English “herberwe" probably from Old English “herebeorg” (lodging)
From Middle English “herberwe” probably from Old English “herebeorg” (lodging) from Old French "herbergere" (harbinger) from "herbergier" (to lodge) from “herbergere” from “herbergier” (provide lodging for) from “herberge” (lodging) from Old Saxon “heriberga” (shelter for an army, lodging)