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Originally appearing in Volume V12, Page 673 of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
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GUEST (a word
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common to
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Teutonic
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languages; cf. Ger. Gast, and Swed. gust; cognate with
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Lat. hostis, originally a stranger, hence enemy; cf. "
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host " ) , one who receives hospitality in the
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house of another, his "
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host "; hence applied to a
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parasite .

End of Article: GUEST (a word common to Teutonic languages; cf. Ger. Gast, and Swed. gust; cognate with Lat. hostis, originally a stranger, hence enemy; cf. " host " )
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