Hostess

(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 0:12:37

Host"ess (?), n. [OE. hostesse, ostesse. See Host a landlord.]

1.

A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house.

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2.

A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper.

Shak.

 

© Webster 1913.

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