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hostessship

hostessship is the alternative form of hostess-ship.

Meaning of hostess-ship

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...

Questions about hostessship

What is hostessship the alternative form of?
Hostessship is the alternative form of hostess-ship.

Words near hostessship in the dictionary

  1. hostesse
  2. hostessed
  3. hostesses
  4. hostesses with the mostesses
  5. hostessing
  6. hostessship
  7. hostessy
  8. Hostetler
  9. Hostetlers
  10. Hostetter
  11. Hostetters

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