People who pay to live in someone's house, or students who live at their school.
From Middle English 'borde' (a table, later extended to room and board), from Old French 'borde'. Originally referred to being provided meals at a table.
Boarding schools became famous in Britain partly because aristocrats wanted their children educated away from home—boarding houses became status symbols and where students like Harry Potter would learn house loyalty.
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