Hostess-ship

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The state or position of being a hostess. uncountable

    "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."

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"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."

Etymology

From hostess + -ship.

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