Boniface

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Boniface
    n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent
         to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was
         martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Boniface}, {Saint
         Boniface}, {St. Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle
         of Germany}]
    2: the owner or manager of an inn [syn: {host}, {innkeeper},
       {boniface}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Boniface \Bon"i*face\, n. [From the sleek, jolly landlord in
   Farquhar's comedy of "The Beaux' Stratagem."]
   An innkeeper.
   [1913 Webster]