See Also: tavern(dictionary)
TAVERN(law)
Bad Dog Tavern(tourism)
tavern(dictionary)
Lawry's Tavern(tourism)
Red Star Tavern(tourism)
Nick's Tavern(tourism)
Mrs. Park's Tavern(tourism)
Memories Inn Tavern(tourism)
Tavern in the Town(tourism)

tavern (iou)



tavern noun & verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French taverne from Latin taberna hut, tavern. In sense B.1 repr. medieval Latin tabernare.]
A. noun.
An inn, a public house. arch. ME.
A shop or workshop attached to or under a house; a cellar. Long dial. rare. E16-E20.
Comb.: tavern-keeper a person who manages and owns a tavern.
b. verb. rare. Chiefly as taverning verbal noun.
verb trans. Of a leaseholder or copyholder: subdivide (a holding), esp. by erecting a building and apportioning land to it. M-L16.
verb intrans. Frequent taverns. L16.
verb intrans. Keep a tavern, be a tavern-keeper. Only in L18.