CARAVANSARY

Car′a‐van″sa‐ry (?), n.; pl. Caravansaries (#). [[F. caravansérai, fr. Per. karwānsarāï; karwān caravan + -sarāï 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.]