The Collaborative International Dictionary
Caravansary \Car`a*van"sa*ry\, n.; pl. Caravansaries. [F. caravans['e]rai, fr. Per. karw[=a]nsar[=a]["i]; karw[=a]n caravan + -sar[=a]["i] 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.]
Wiktionary
n. (plural of caravansary English)
Usage examples of "caravansaries".
Once we reached the Royal Road, we spent most nights in caravansaries, old weather-worn inns along the main road leading into the interior of the land.
But whether we slept in comfortable caravansaries or under the glittering stars, each night I gleaned more from Ketu.
Spaceport caravansaries were the few places where one could be truly certain of not being overlooked, overheard, or otherwise checked upon.