"hostesse" meaning in Middle English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɔːˈstɛs(ə)/, /ˈɔːstɛs(ə)/
Etymology: Borrowed from Old French ostesse; by surface analysis, hoste (“host”) + -esse (“-ess”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|enm|fro|ostesse}} Borrowed from Old French ostesse, {{surf|enm|hoste|-esse|id1=host|nocap=1|t1=host|t2=-ess}} by surface analysis, hoste (“host”) + -esse (“-ess”) Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} hostesse, {{enm-noun}} hostesse (plural hostesses) Forms: hostesses [plural], hoosteesse [alternative], hoostresse [alternative], hostes [alternative], oostesse [alternative], ostesce [alternative], ostesse [alternative], hostes [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ostes [alternative, Late-Middle-English], ostys [alternative, Late-Middle-English]
  1. hostess (woman hosting visitors at home)
    Sense id: en-hostesse-enm-noun-lT2NJ0Ml Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Middle English terms suffixed with -esse, Hospitality Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 71 29 Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -esse: 55 45 Disambiguation of Hospitality: 55 45
  2. hostess (female innkeeper)
    Sense id: en-hostesse-enm-noun-pCFWySA2 Categories (other): Middle English terms suffixed with -esse, Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Female people, Hospitality, Occupations Disambiguation of Middle English terms suffixed with -esse: 55 45 Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 38 62 Disambiguation of Female people: 6 94 Disambiguation of Hospitality: 55 45 Disambiguation of Occupations: 25 75

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
    {
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ˈɔːstɛs(ə)/"
    }
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    },
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    },
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      ]
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        "alternative"
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        "Late-Middle-English"
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        "Late-Middle-English"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔːstɛs(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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}

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