/oh bairzh"/ ; Fr. /oh berddzh"/ , n. , pl. auberges /oh bair"zhiz/ ; Fr. /oh berddzh"/ .
an inn; hostel.
[ 1770-80; aubergo hostelry, OPr alberga, alberja encampment, hut, n. deriv. of albergar, dissimilated form of arbergar to lodge, shelter haribergon to shelter an armed force ( hari- army + bergon to shelter); cf. HARBINGER, HARBOR ]