hostress

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hostress

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From Middle English hoostresse; equivalent to host + -ress.

noun hostresses

dated A female host. By this time, mine hostress set before us our dish of herrings, which, with oatmeal cakes, potatoes, and buttermilk, furnished one of the heartiest dinners I ever ate;
Similar: hostess

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@misc{hostress_2026,
  title = {hostress},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hostress},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}