Legal Definitions - hospitia

hospitia

Hospitia are inns that were commonly used in the past. There were different types of hospitia, such as inns of chancery, inns of court, and common inns.

• Lawyers used to stay at hospitia curiae, which were inns of court, when they had to attend court sessions.
• Students who studied law used to stay at hospitia cancellariae, which were inns of chancery, when they had to attend legal proceedings.
• Travelers used to stay at hospitia communia, which were common inns, when they needed a place to rest during their journey.

The examples illustrate how hospitia were used in the past. Lawyers and law students used to stay at hospitia curiae and hospitia cancellariae when they had to attend legal proceedings. Travelers used to stay at hospitia communia when they needed a place to rest during their journey.