Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Hospitality \Hos`pi*tal"i*ty\, n.; pl. {Hospitalities}. [L.
   hospitalitas: cf. F. hospitalit['e].]
   The act or practice of one who is hospitable; reception and
   entertainment of strangers or guests without reward, or with
   kind and generous liberality.

         Given to hospitality.                    --Rom. xii.
                                                  13.

         And little recks to find the way to heaven By doing
         deeds of hospitality.                    --Shak.

Source : WordNet®

hospitality
     n : kindness in welcoming guests or strangers [syn: {cordial
         reception}] [ant: {inhospitality}]