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)

1. 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.