ostesce

Middle English

Noun

ostesce

1. alternative form of hostesse

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)

1. female innkeeper or keeper of a lodging

Related terms

• oste
• ostel

Descendants

• French: hôtesse
• → Middle English: hostesse, hoosteesse, hoostresse, hostes, oostesse, ostesce, ostesse, hostes, ostes, ostys (Late Middle English)
  • English: hostess
  • Middle Scots: hostes (hapax)

References

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