Associations to the word «Boniface»

Wiktionary

BONIFACE, noun. The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant.
BONIFACE, noun. An innkeeper.
BONIFACE, proper noun. A male given name of mainly historical use.

Dictionary definition

BONIFACE, 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).
BONIFACE, noun. The owner or manager of an inn.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats