AUTHORSHIP

authorship, paternity

(noun) the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; “the authorship of the theory is disputed”

writing, authorship, composition, penning

(noun) the act of creating written works; “writing was a form of therapy for him”; “it was a matter of disputed authorship”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

authorship (countable and uncountable, plural authorships)

The quality or state of being an author; the function or dignity of an author.

The source; origin; origination

Source: Wiktionary

Au"thor*ship, n.

1. The quality or state of being an author; function or dignity of an author.

2. Source; origin; origination; as, the authorship of a book or review, or of an act, or state of affairs.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition