Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Xenodochium \Xen`o*do*chi"um\, n. [LL., fr. L. xenodochium a
   building for the reception of strangers, Gr. ? .]
   (a) (Class. Antiq.) A house for the reception of strangers.
   (b) In the Middle Ages, a room in a monastery for the
       reception and entertainment of strangers and pilgrims,
       and for the relief of paupers. [Called also
       {Xenodocheion}.]