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Term: hospitia
Definition: Hospitia are inns that were used for different purposes. There were hospitia cancellariae, which were inns of chancery, hospitia communia, which were common inns, and hospitia curiae, which were inns of court.
hospitia
Hospitia are inns that were commonly used in the past. There were different types of hospitia, such as inns of chancery, inns of court, and common inns.
The examples illustrate how hospitia were used in the past. Lawyers and law students used to stay at hospitia curiae and hospitia cancellariae when they had to attend legal proceedings. Travelers used to stay at hospitia communia when they needed a place to rest during their journey.