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Authorship
Au′thor-ship
,Noun.
1.
The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.
2.
Source; origin; origination;
as, the
. authorship
of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairsWebster 1828 Edition
Authorship
AU'THORSHIP
,Noun.