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"A restaurant meal offered at a fixed price and with few if any choices", Early 17th century: French, literally 'host's table'. The term originally denoted a table in a hotel or restaurant where all guests ate together, hence a meal served there at a stated time and for a fixed price.[table d'hôte etymology, table d'hôte origin, 英语词源]