Car′a‐van″sa‐ry (?), n.; pl.Caravansaries (#). [F. caravansérai, fr. Per. karwānsarāï; karwān caravan + -sarāï palace, large house, inn.] A kind of inn, in the East, where caravans rest at night, being a large, rude, unfurnished building, surrounding a court. [Written also caravanserai and caravansera.]
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.