ostesce

Old French

Alternative forms

hostece
hostesce
hostesse
ostece
ostesse

Etymology

oste +‎ -esce, or from an unattested Latin word.

Noun

ostesce oblique singular, f (oblique plural ostesces, nominative singular ostesce, nominative plural ostesces)

female innkeeper or keeper of a lodging

Related terms

oste
ostel

Descendants

→ English: hostess
French: hôtesse

References

“hôtesse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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