authorship

[ aw-ther-ship ]

noun

1. origin, especially with reference to an author, creator, producer, etc., of a work:

   establishing the authorship of early medieval manuscripts.

2. the occupation or career of writing books, articles, etc.

authorship

/ ˈɔːθəˌʃɪp /

noun

1. the origin or originator of a written work, plan, etc

   a book of unknown authorship

2. the profession of writing books

Word History and Origins

Origin of authorship¹

First recorded in 1700–10; author + -ship

Example Sentences

For a pair such as Viola and Perov, who have co-created work for decades, there is also precedent for retroactive co-authorship.

From The Daily Beast

Then last weekend the Sunday Times broke the story of her authorship, and Rowling quickly fessed up.

From The Daily Beast

Well, did he look into the authorship question at the time, when he was made aware?

From The Daily Beast

One may just as well claim authorship of the Treaty of Versailles.

From The Daily Beast

As well as claiming co-authorship with Proust of Remembrance of Time Past.

From The Daily Beast

It was literary in so far that the majority of its members lay down at night with unrealised dreams of authorship.

From Project Gutenberg

Were any further confirmation needed for Massingers authorship, the metrical tests would supply it, with their 36 per cent.

From Project Gutenberg

These opportunities in my case were to be the authorship of an epoch-making novel, or a great drama, or some similar masterpiece.

From Project Gutenberg

When the volumes 175 arrived in Ireland, there was no room for doubt as to the authorship of “Jane Eyre.”

From Project Gutenberg

Secrets have a bad time of it in our day, and the authorship of the article is no longer a secret.

From Project Gutenberg