The Collaborative International Dictionary
Xenodochium \Xen`o*do*chi"um\, n. [LL., fr. L. xenodochium a building for the reception of strangers, Gr. ? .]
(Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers.
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.]
Wiktionary
n. A room (or separate guesthouse) in a monastery for the temporary accommodation of guests or pilgrims.
Wikipedia
In the early Middle Ages, a xenodochium or xenodoch(e)ion (from Ancient Greek ξενοδοχεῖον, ksenodokheion; place for strangers, inn, guesthouse) was a type of hostel or hospital, usually specifically for foreigners or pilgrims, but the term could refer to charitable institutions in general. Xenodochia were more common than institutions of a more specific nature, such as the gerocomium (a place for the old), nosocomium (for the sick) and orphanotrophium (for orphans). A hospital for victims of plague was called a xenodochium pestiferorum (guesthouse of the plague-carriers).
Usage examples of "xenodochium".
The Governors of the Milanese Xenodochium were the patrons of the Plat endowment which Cardan afterwards enjoyed.
April 1576 there were two inmates of the Xenodochium at Rome, Troilus and Dominicus.