hostess-ship en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English hostess Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English hostess-ship From hostess + -ship.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The state or position of being a hostess.
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.
c. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Winters Tale”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, (please specify the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)], lines 294-6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hostessship | alternative | lexicographic |