ˈhōstiŋ noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from host (I) + -ing
1.
a. : the mustering of armed men
b. : a hostile incursion or encounter
strange to us it seemed … that angel should with angel war, and in fierce hosting meet — John Milton
2. : gathering
the good people who come out about this time of night to hold their hosting on the hills — O.S.J.Gogarty