Xenodochium
Xenodochium (zen`o*do*kī"um) , noun
[Late Latin, from Latin xenodochium a building for the reception of strangers, Greek xenodochei^on.]
(a)
(Class. Antiquities) A house for the reception of strangers.
(b)
(Class. Antiquities) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims, and for the relief of paupers. [Called also Xenodocheion.]