c. 1500, "the function of being a writer," from author (n.) + -ship. Meaning "literary origination, source of something that has an author" is attested by 1808.
it was a matter of disputed authorship
the authorship of the theory is disputed
authoritarianism
authoritative
authority
authorization
authorize
authorship
autism
autistic
auto
auto-
autobahn
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