Definition of inn

• n. - A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode.
• n. - A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.
• n. - The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person; as, Leicester Inn.
• n. - One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers; as, the Inns of Court; the Inns of Chancery; Serjeants' Inns.
• v. i. - To take lodging; to lodge.
• v. t. - To house; to lodge.
• v. t. - To get in; to in. See In, v. t.