caravanserai vs hostelry

caravanserai and hostelry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
caravanserai	Yes	No	No	No
hostelry	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, hostelry is a hypernym of caravanserai; that is, hostelry is a word with a broader meaning than caravanserai:

caravanserai: an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans
hostelry: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers

Other hypernyms of caravanserai include auberge, hostel, inn, lodge.

caravanserai (noun)	hostelry (noun)
an inn in some eastern countries with a large courtyard that provides accommodation for caravans	a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers