authorship.
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
Meaning & usage
The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.
The source; the origin; the origination.
We are unaware of the authorship of this book.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂ewg-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₂owg-éye-ti Proto-Italic *augejō Proto-Italic *augeō Latin augeō Proto-Indo-European *-tōr Proto-Italic *-tōr Latin -tor Latin auctor Anglo-Norman autourbor. Middle English auctour English author Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English authorship From author + -ship.
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