n. A house; a dwelling; a dwelling-place; an abode.n. Habitation; abode; residence.n. A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers; in law, a public house kept for the lodging and entertainment of such as may choose to visit it, and providing what is necessary for their subsistence, for compensation; a tavern; a public hotel.n. A college or building in which students were lodged and taught: now retained only for the Inns of Court, in London. See below.n. The town residence of a person of quality; a private hotel: as, Leicester Inn.n. The precincts or premises occupied by these societies respectively. They are the Inner Temple, Middle Temple, Lincoln's Inn, and Gray's Inn. The first two originally belonged to the Knights Templars, whence the name Temple.n. Synonyms Hotel, House, etc. See tavern.To furnish entertainment and lodging to; place in shelter.To take up lodging; lodge.An obsolete form of in.