1. the profession or activity of writing books, articles, or other written works
Usage: plural of authorship
2. the origins or sources of written works; who wrote particular texts
Usage: plural of authorship

Examples

• The conference discussed various authorships in contemporary literature.
• Scholars debated the authorships of several anonymous medieval texts.
• Multiple authorships were represented at the writers’ workshop.
• The disputed authorships of these poems remain unresolved.
• She studied the authorships of feminist writers from the 1970s.
• The anthology featured authorships from diverse cultural backgrounds.