subs. (popular).—The landlord of a tavern or inn. [From Farquhar’s play].
1707. FARQUHAR, The Beaux Stratagem. [BONIFACE is here given as the name of the landlord of the inn.]
1803. JOHN BRISTED, Ανθρωπλανομενος; or a Pedestrian Tour through Part of the Highlands of Scotland in 1801, I., 120. To give the characteristic features and to stamp the peculiar traits of honest BONIFACE.
1854. WHYTE-MELVILLE, General Bounce, xvi. The landlord either could not, or would not, give them any actual information as to his guests…. So the blue-coated myrmidons of Scotland Yard got but little information from BONIFACE.
