caravanseray

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caravanseray (plural caravanserays)

  1. Alternative spelling of caravanserai
    • 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter XVIII, in Romance and Reality. [], volume II, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, [], →OCLC, page 266:
      They stopped at the most memorable places, and at last arrived at Rome, where a princess vacated her palace for their accommodation and so many louis-d'or a-month. Rome, once the mistress, is now the caravanseray of the world.