Bible Dictionaries
Hostess

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) A female host; a woman who hospitably entertains guests at her house.

(2):

(n.) A woman who entertains guests for compensation; a female innkeeper.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Hostess'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​h/hostess.html. 1828.