as in taverner
the owner or manager of an inn the operator of the inn is the very epitome of the genial and gracious boniface

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landlord
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  • The failure of a Skid Row landlord is the ‘canary in the coal mine’ for other homeless housing in Los Angeles, a report says.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 22 May 2025
  • Why are her landlord and the town of Huntley still coddling her?
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
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“Boniface.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/boniface. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.

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