Meaning of guestfriendship | Babel Free

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Noun. [C2]

Examples

“Penélopê formally extends her personal hospitality to the stranger, thereby creating that special relationship of guestfriendship which involves each party in making the other's interests his or her own.”

“We saw this in the renewed pledge of guestfriendship between Diomedes and Glaukos, the one's father having been a xeinos philos to the other's.”

“Prince Tarquinius entered the house as a guest, but since he did not follow the rules of guestfriendship, his presence marks a violent entry even before he has violated the hostess.”

“Peder Hansen Resen (1625-1688), [wrote that] besides being "barbarians," immigrants, and hostile to Christians, the Greenlanders were also "our true brothers in Adam" who enjoyed the kingdom's guestfriendship by inhabiting Danish territory.”

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