tavern Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic drinks
    tap house.

WordNet

Tav"ern noun
Etymology
OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a hut, booth, tavern. Cf. Table, Tabernacle.
Definitions
  1. A public house where travelers and other transient guests are accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel; especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell liquor in small quantities.

Webster 1913