Definition
An official or servant in charge of receiving and accommodating guests, particularly in a monastery or large household.
Etymology
From guest + master. In monastic communities, the guestmaster was a specific role (Latin: magister hospitum) responsible for lodging and entertaining visitors, a significant duty in medieval hospitality.
Kelly Says
Monasteries had guestmasters because they took seriously the Christian duty to welcome travelers—medieval hostels were essentially religious institutions, and the guestmaster's role combined hospitality with subtle spiritual instruction.
Translations
ARالعربية
رئيس الحفل
ra-ees al-haf-l
BNবাংলা
অতিথি পরিচালক
a-thi-thee pa-ri-cha-lak
CACatalà
amfitrió
am-fi-tri-o
CSČeština
předseda
pre-de-se-da
DADansk
gæstvært
gæst-vær-t
DEDeutsch
Gastgeber
gast-ge-ber
ELΕλληνικά
επιμελητής
e-pi-me-le-tis
ESEspañol
maestro de ceremonias
ma-es-tro de se-re-mo-ni-as
FAفارسی
مجری برنامه
moj-ri-e bar-na-me
FISuomi
vierasvärdin
vie-ras-värd-in
FRFrançais
maître de cérémonie
ma-ee-tr de se-re-mo-nee
HIहिन्दी
अतिथि प्रबंधक
a-thi-thee pra-man-dak
HUMagyar
vendéglátó
ven-de-g-la-to
IDBahasa Indonesia
tuan rumah
tuan-ro-mah
ITItaliano
maestro di cerimonie
ma-es-tro di ce-re-mo-nee
JA日本語
ゲストマスター
gesuto masutā
KO한국어
게스트 마스터
geoseuteu ma-seu-teo
MRMR
अतिथी नेतृत्व
a-thi-thee ne-tru-t
MSBahasa Melayu
tuan rumah
tuan-ro-mah
MYမြန်မာ
အကြံဉာဏ်
a-k-kran-na
NLNederlands
gastheer
gast-heer
NONorsk
gjestmester
gjest-mes-ter
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕ
pra-ban-dha-k
PLPolski
gospodarz ceremonii
gos-po-da-rz ce-re-mo-nii
PTPortuguês
mestre de cerimônias
mes-tre de se-re-mo-ni-as
RORomână
domnitorul ceremoniei
dom-ni-to-rul ce-re-mo-nii
RUРусский
хозяин церемонии
kho-zyain tse-re-mo-nii
SVSvenska
gästmästare
gast-ma-sta-re
SWKiswahili
mwenyeji
men-ye-e-ji
TAதமிழ்
நிகழ்ச்சித் தலைவர்
ni-ka-zh-chi-th tha-lai-var
TEతెలుగు
అతిథి నాయకుడు
a-thi-thee na-ya-ku-du
TLTL
tagapangalaga
ta-ga-pan-ga-la-ga
TRTürkçe
konuk şefi
kon-uk she-fi
UKУкраїнська
господар церемонії
hos-po-dar tse-re-mo-nii
URاردو
مہماندار
meh-maan-dar
VITiếng Việt
chủ trì
chhu-tri
ZUZU
umshayeli
um-sha-ye-li