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hostess-ship

hostess-ship noun: the state or position of being a hostess.

Noun

hostess-ship (uncountable)

  1. 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...

Forms of hostess-ship

alternative formhostessship

Origin of hostess-ship

From hostess + -ship.

Questions about hostess-ship

What does hostess-ship mean?
Hostess-ship means the state or position of being a hostess.
What part of speech is hostess-ship?
Hostess-ship is a noun.

Words near hostess-ship in the dictionary

  1. hostess trolley
  2. hostess trolleys
  3. hostess trollies
  4. hostess with the mostess
  5. hostess with the mostest
  6. hostess-ship
  7. hostesse
  8. hostessed
  9. hostesses
  10. hostesses with the mostesses
  11. hostessing

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