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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

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]


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]
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]