Tuesday, August 11, 2015

The Word - Boniface

He was tossed back into the cell, hours later, covered in bruises and cuts. Kolton got to his feet, unsteadily, wiping blood from his eyes and turned back to the door, banging a fist against it. "You could at least provide me a blanket!" He called out hoarsely. His demand was met with silence, which was better than laughter. Some Boniface the bearded man was. These were hardly the accommodations for a well off man, let alone a noble. He slumped to the ground after a moment. He wasn't going to break. He was a noble's son! This sort of torture would see them all hanged! They'd see, he'd just have to hang in until he could escape. He would not be held captive here for long, no matter how much they beat at him for speaking.

Boniface - the proprietor of a hotel, nightclub, or restaurant

Added Info - "Boniface" has been the name of eight popes, one antipope, and one saint, but none of those had anything (directly) to do with the English word "boniface." the word "boniface" comes from the name of the jovial innkeeper in George Farquhar's 1707 play The Beaux Strategem, the story of two penniless rakes who determine that one of them must find and marry a wealthy lady. And Farquhar's play made more than one contribution to the English language. The name of the character of Lady Bountiful became a byword for a generous (and often conspicuously so) philanthropist. Farquhar, incidentally, never got to see the influence his play had on the lexicon. He finished The Beaux Strategem on his deathbed and died the night of its third performance.

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