inn : Idioms & Phrases


caravan inn

  • noun an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
    khan; caravanserai; caravansary.
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Inns of chancery

  • (Eng.), colleges in which young students formerly began their law studies, now occupied chiefly by attorneys, solicitors, etc.
Webster 1913

Inns of court

  • (Eng.), the four societies of "students and practicers of the law of England" which in London exercise the exclusive right of admitting persons to practice at the bar; also, the buildings in which the law students and barristers have their chambers. They are the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn.
Webster 1913

motor inn

  • noun a hotel for motorists; provides direct access from rooms to parking area
    court; tourist court; motor lodge; motor hotel.
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