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Meaning
Noun
●
A
female
host.
●
A
female
innkeeper.
●
Stewardess: a
woman
steward
on an airplane.
●
A
bar
hostess
or
bargirl
; a
paid
female
companion
offering
conversation
and in some
cases
sex.
Verb
●
To
host
, as a woman.
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Origin
hostess
English
hostesse
Middle English (1100-1500)
hostesse
Middle French (ca. 1400-1600)
ostesce
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
-esce
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
oste
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
hospes
Latin
hospitem
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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