The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Hoarseness \Hoarse"ness\, n.
   Harshness or roughness of voice or sound, due to mucus
   collected on the vocal cords, or to swelling or looseness of
   the cords.
   [1913 Webster]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

hoarseness
    n 1: a throaty harshness [syn: gruffness, hoarseness,
         huskiness]