In the modern sense, unknown in the East. The khans or caravanserais, which correspond to the European inn, are not alluded to in the Old Testament. The "inn" mentioned in Exodus 4:24 was just the halting-place of the caravan. In later times khans were erected for the accommodation of travellers. In Luke 2:7 the word there so rendered denotes a place for loosing the beasts of their burdens. It is rendered "guest-chamber" in Mark 14:14 and Luke 22:11. In Luke 10:34 the word so rendered is different. That inn had an "inn-keeper," who attended to the wants of travellers.

Noah Webster's New International Dictionary of the English Language

1. (n.) A place of shelter; hence, dwelling; habitation; residence; abode.

2. (n.) A house for the lodging and entertainment of travelers or wayfarers; a tavern; a public house; a hotel.

3. (n.) The town residence of a nobleman or distinguished person; as, Leicester Inn.

4. (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.

5. (v. i.) To take lodging; to lodge.

6. (v. t.) To house; to lodge.

7. (v. t.) To get in; to in. See In, v. t.