The business or practice of being an innkeeper or tavern-keeper; the trade of operating an inn.
From Latin 'cauponatio', the noun form derived from 'caupona' and 'cauponari'. The suffix '-tion' converts the Latin verb concept into an English noun denoting the practice or profession.
In ancient Rome, 'cauponation' was such a specific craft that it had its own name—showing how thoroughly Romans categorized and systematized every aspect of urban commerce and social life.
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