Hospitality
Etymology
From Latin hospitalitas, from hospes "guest, host, stranger," itself from an older form tied to hostis "stranger, enemy." The same root branches into both "host" and "hostile" — the stranger who could be either welcomed guest or foe. Hospitality is the choice to make the stranger a guest.
noun · /hoss-puh-TAL-uh-tee/
The generous, welcoming treatment of guests and strangers.
What it names
A handle for a near-universal moral practice — the duty to take in and care for those outside your household — that predates and underlies the modern service industry named for it.
Example
Stranded by the storm, they were shown a hospitality by the villagers that they never forgot.
Related idea
Distinct from generosity: generosity is open-handed giving of anything to anyone, while hospitality is specifically the welcome extended to the guest or stranger — bounded by the sacred, ancient relationship of host and guest. Its shared root with "hostile" marks how loaded the arrival of a stranger has always been.