HOSTELRY Meaning of HOSTELRY in English hos ‧ tel ‧ ry /ˈhɒst ə lri $ ˈhɑː-/ BrE AmE noun ( plural hostelries ) [countable] old use a ↑ pub or hotel Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012