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English Dictionary: Boniface by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Boniface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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)
    Synonym(s): Boniface, Saint Boniface, St. Boniface, Winfred, Wynfrith, Apostle of Germany
  2. the owner or manager of an inn
    Synonym(s): host, innkeeper, boniface
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Boniface \Bon"i*face\, n. [From the sleek, jolly landlord in
      Farquhar's comedy of [bd]The Beaux' Stratagem.[b8]]
      An innkeeper.
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