Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Tavern \Tav"ern\, n. [OE. taverne, F. taverne, from L. taberna a
   hut, booth, tavern. Cf. {Table}, {Tabernacle}.]
   A public house where travelers and other transient guests are
   accomodated with rooms and meals; an inn; a hotel;
   especially, in modern times, a public house licensed to sell
   liquor in small quantities.

Source : WordNet®

tavern
     n : a building with a bar that is licensed to sell alcoholic
         drinks [syn: {tap house}]