The act of receiving
as host, or of amusing, admitting, or cherishing; hospitable
reception; also, reception or treatment, in general.
That which entertains, or with which one
is entertained; as: (a) Hospitality; hospitable
provision for the wants of a guest; especially, provision for the
table; a hospitable repast; a feast; a formal or elegant meal.
(b) That which engages the attention agreeably,
amuses or diverts, whether in private, as by conversation, etc., or
in public, by performances of some kind; amusement.
Admission into service; service.
Payment of soldiers or servants;
wages.