“hotels” is a form of
hotel
/həʊˈtɛl/ noun
Forms hotels
- noun (now chiefly historical) A large town house or mansion; a grand private residence, especially in France.
- noun An establishment that provides accommodation and other services for paying guests; normally larger than a guesthouse, and often one of a chain.
- noun (Australia, western Canada) A public house or pub.
- noun (South Asia) A restaurant; any dining establishment.
- noun The larger red property in the game of Monopoly, in contradistinction to houses.
- noun The guest accommodation and dining section of a cruise ship.
Etymology
Borrowed from French hôtel, from Middle French hostel, from Old French ostel, from Late Latin hospitālis (“hospice, shelter, guesthouse”), from Latin hospitālis (“hospitable”). Doublet of hostel and hospital.
Borrowed from the same source as hotel, French hôtel, but this form keeps the circumflex.
Webster’s 1913
- noun A house for entertaining strangers or travelers; an inn or public house, of the better class.
- noun In France, the mansion or town residence of a person of rank or wealth.
Etymology [F. hôtel, OF. hostel. See Hostel.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “hotel”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details