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English
Etymology
From hostess + -ship.
Noun
hostess-ship (uncountable)
- The state or position of being a hostess.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, , lines 294-6:It is my father's will, I should take on me / The hostessship o' the day : You're welcome, sir! / Give me those flowers there, Dorcas.
Usage notes
- The unabridged second edition of Webster's Dictionary spells this term hostessship, with no hyphen. A hyphen was inserted in subsequent editions.
- The First Folio edition of The Winter's Tale spells this term hostesseship here.