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hostelry vs post house

post house vs hostelry

hostelry and post house both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hostelry Yes No No No
post house Yes No No No
As nouns, post house is a hyponym of hostelry; that is, post house is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hostelry:
  • hostelry: a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  • post house: an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
Other hyponyms of hostelry include caravan inn, caravansary, caravanserai, khan, imaret, posthouse, roadhouse.
hostelry (noun) post house (noun)
a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers an inn for exchanging post horses and accommodating riders
Difference between hostelry and post house

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