Examples of boniface in a Sentence
the operator of the inn is the very epitome of the genial and gracious boniface
Word History
Etymology
Boniface, innkeeper in The Beaux' Stratagem (1707) by George Farquhar
First Known Use
1742, in the meaning defined above
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“Boniface.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boniface. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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Biographical Definition
Boniface 1 of 2
biographical name (1)
Bon·i·face
ˈbä-nə-fəs 
-ˌfās
Saint circa 675–754 Wynfrid or Wynfrith English missionary in Germany
Boniface
2 of 2biographical name (2)
name of 9 popes: especially VIII (Benedict Caetani) circa 1235(or 1240)–1303 (pope 1294–1303)
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