en pension

adverb (or adjective)

en pen·​sion

äⁿpäⁿsyōⁿ

: at a fixed rate for board and lodging : on the American plan

possible to live quite reasonably en pension in many of the smaller hotels

argued over en pension terms

Word History

Etymology

French, literally, on boarding contract

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