Caravansary \Car`a*van"sa*ry\, n.; pl. {Caravansaries}. [F.
caravans['e]rai, fr. Per. karw[=a]nsar[=a]["i]; karw[=a]n
caravan + -sar[=a]["i] palace, large house, inn.]
A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night,
being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a
court. [Written also {caravanserai} and {caravansera}.]
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