Crossword clues for boniface
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Boniface \Bon"i*face\, n. [From the sleek, jolly landlord in Farquhar's comedy of ``The Beaux' Stratagem.''] An innkeeper.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"innkeeper," from Will Boniface, character in George Farquhar's comedy "The Beaux' Stratagem" (1707).Contrary to the common opinion, this name derives not from Latin bonifacius 'well-doer,' but from bonifatius, from bonum 'good' and fatum 'fate.' The change to Bonifacius was due to pronunciation and from this was deduced a false etymology. Bonifatius is frequent on Latin inscriptions. Bonifacius is found only twice and these late (Thesaurus) ["Dictionary of English Surnames"]
Wiktionary
n. 1 The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant. 2 An innkeeper.
Wikipedia
Boniface is a given name and a surname. The best known of those who bear the name is Saint Boniface (c. 675?–754), an important leader in early Christianity and the "Apostle of the Germans". Others named Boniface include:
Usage examples of "boniface".
The Bianchi also ended their journey in Rome, where Boniface listened to their spiritual concerns and did his best to send them on their way while diluting their impressive but dangerous religious fervor.
Boniface had to choose that moment to come busting into my office without knocking.
Chapter 6 The money-raiser for the Boniface family was held in Madrone on Saturday night.
After arriving in St Boniface, the Countess was put to work by Whitehead building a southbound line along the east side of the Red River to Pembina, where a connection would be made with the U.
Since first Boniface Reynaud came here from his birthtime nine hundred years futureward, he had spent two decades creating the career of Reinault Bodel, who worked his way from youthful obscurity to the status of a respectable dealer in wool.
The greedy swine had surely been taking a huge payoff from Jessyk, and was determined to have any eyewitnesses to their practices on Boniface removed forever.
That too had become part of the Boniface legend, especially favored by the Marines who did most of the fighting and dying.
I ran fingers through my hair, and Boniface cleared his throat in his best professional manner.
Cedric Boniface was in the law library, briefing the question of premeditation in connection with murder.
The others were waiting for them in the little town, and she was taken at once to see the church of St Boniface and then the outside of the Town Hall, with a promise that she should be brought again so that she could see its beautiful, painted council room.
Place came from Rick Boniface, a rangy young man with an open but concerned expression, who had been saddling a horse when the explosion came.
Either Boniface is lying to you or somebody took that car of mine off in the night.
Rick Boniface saw running at the fire Saturday and you wanted to get rid of a witness?
The same broad man who had drummed up the volunteer help for Rick Boniface finally rose and went up front.
Eddie Dodge was fighting for his job, loaded guns still leaned inside cabin doors, and Rick Boniface was trying to coerce everyone he could collar in joining his crusade to get Luke Adams behind bars for the public good.