v. t. & i.
There as I was wont to hote Arcite,
Now hight I Philostrate, not worth a mite. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A small bamboo (Phyllostachys aurea) of Southeast China having slender culms flexuous when young.
n. [ F. hôtel, OF. hostel. See Hostel. ]
‖n. [ F. ] A city hall or townhouse. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. [ F. ] A hospital. [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. of Hote. [ 1913 Webster ]