Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Boniface \Bon"i*face\, n. [From the sleek, jolly landlord in
   Farquhar's comedy of ``The Beaux' Stratagem.'']
   An innkeeper.

Source : WordNet®

Boniface
     n 1: (Roman Catholic Church) Anglo-Saxon missionary who was sent
          to Frisia and Germany to spread the Christian faith; was
          martyred in Frisia (680-754) [syn: {Saint Boniface}, {St.
          Boniface}, {Winfred}, {Wynfrith}, {Apostle of Germany}]
     2: the owner or manager of an inn [syn: {host}, {innkeeper}]