Etymology

hostess-ship

Today it means: The state or position of being a hostess. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English hostess
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  1. Englishhostess
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todayhostess-ship

From hostess + -ship.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.