Tabernary
/ˈtæbərnəri/noun
Of or relating to a tavern, or a tavern keeper; also, obsolete, a tavern.
Did you know?Latin taberna originally meant a hut, booth, or shop, while tabernaculum—“little hut”—became the Latin word for the biblical Tabernacle.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
taberna
“A hut, booth, shop, or inn”
Classical Latin
Latin
tabernarius
“A tavern keeper or a person associated with a shop or inn”
Late Latin
Latin
tabernarius
“Pertaining to a taberna, or tavern”
Middle English
English
tabernary
“Relating to a tavern or tavern keeper”
Modern English
English
tabernary
“An obsolete or rare word connected with a tavern; sometimes a tavern itself”
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