Tav"ern (?), n. [OE. taverne, F.
taverne, from L. taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Cf.
Table, Tabernacle.] A public house where travelers and
other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a
hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor
in small quantities.
Tav"ern (?), n. [OE. taverne, F.
taverne, from L. taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Cf.
Table, Tabernacle.] A public house where travelers and
other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a
hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor
in small quantities.