authorship

American  

[aw-ther-ship] / ˈɔ θərˌʃɪp /

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.

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authorship British  

/ ˈɔːθəˌʃɪp /

noun

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

   a book of unknown authorship

2. the profession of writing books

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Etymology

Origin of authorship

First recorded in 1700–10; author + -ship

Example Sentences

We’ll also see the emergence of more labels like the “Organic Literature” certification, which intends to verify and vouch for human authorship.

From The Wall Street Journal

And what works for me is really being given authorship.

From Los Angeles Times

Higher education institutions run essays through programmes such as Turnitin, which are designed to detect plagiarism and false authorship.

From BBC

She argues that the abstract symbols marked workshop identity rather than individual authorship.

From Science Daily

The process was meticulous and emotional — unearthing forgotten tapes, restoring brittle footage and returning, again and again, to the question of authorship.

From Los Angeles Times