boniface | ||
1. | [ noun ] (work,Italian,business) the owner or manager of an inn | |
Synonyms: | innkeeper host | |
Related terms: | patron hostess padrone victualer host | |
2. | [ noun ] (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was martyred in Frisia (680-754) | |
Synonyms: | saint_boniface st._boniface winfred wynfrith apostle_of_germany | |
Related terms: | missionary saint Roman_Catholic | |
Similar spelling: |
Bonifacio |