What is the Latin word for landlady?

The usual Latin words for “landlady” are hospes, caupō, era; also Lūcīlius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“landlady” in Latin

hospeshost; guest, visitor; stranger, foreigner caupōtradesman; innkeeper, shopkeeper, tavern-keeper eramistress (of a house, with respect to the servants); a female ruler or governor; governeress, ruleress, leaderess LūcīliusGaius Ennius Lucilius (circa 180–103/2 BC), the earliest Roman satirist and a member of the Scipionic Circle; Lucilius B

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

landlady

hospita (at an inn; Cic. and Ov.); caupona (Lucilius, Apul., at a tavern): hera (mistress of a house).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for landlady?: The usual Latin words for “landlady” are hospes, caupō, era; also Lūcīlius. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.