† deversaryn.
Obsolete. rare.
? A lodging-house, inn, tavern: see diversory n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > dwelling place or abode > accommodation or lodging > [noun] > lodging-place > temporary
harbourc1300
sojourna1375
restinga1382
resting placea1382
sojourninga1400
diversoryc1410
deversaryc1485
inn1529
roost1607
peregrination1610
roosting place1643
harbourage1651
séjour1769
pied-à-terre1823
hoochie1952
c1485 Digby Myst. (1882) iii. 754 I was drynchyn In synne deversarye.
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