caravansary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
    caravan inn; khan; caravanserai.

WordNet

Car`a*van"sa*ry noun
Etymology
F. caravansérai, fr. Per. karwansaraï; karwan caravan + -saraï palace, large house, inn.
Wordforms
plural
plural Caravansaries
Definitions
  1. A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court. Written also caravanserai and caravansera.

Webster 1913