单词 | housekeepership |
释义 | > as lemmasˈhouseˌkeepership ˈhouseˌkeepership n. now rare the state, condition, or position of being a housekeeper. ΘΚΠ society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > manager or administrator > of a household > woman > position of housekeepership1816 1816 L. Fitz-Aubyn Lavinia Fitz-Aubyn IV. 180 I have dismissed Miss Benson and Mr. Tompkins from their several posts. The former, in the course of her housekeepership, having amassed a very considerable sum [etc.]. 1896 Daily News 2 May 7/2 Her grandson..wrote to contradict the story of the housekeepership. 1919 E. Ferber in Syracuse Herald 17 Aug. 2/1 Eleven years of hotel housekeepership guarantees a knowledge of human nature. < as lemmas |
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