Added 9 October 2026 authorship noun Categories: ActionsUncommon Words noun ! Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). More about authorship at Wordnik → Where our words come from → The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author. The source; the origin; the origination. We are unaware of the authorship of this book. Related Words: penningwritingcompositionauthorwriterauthoringoriginatoridentificationhandwritingcollaborationattributioncopyright Back to today's word