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manship

noun
/ˈmænʃɪp/

Etymology

From Middle English manship (“position of honor; respect; courtesy; manly spirit or conduct; humanity; human condition”), from Old English mansċipe (“humanity, courtesy”), equivalent to man + -ship. Cognate with Dutch manschap (“homage, manred, crew”), German Mannschaft (“team, crew, squad, force”), Swedish manskap (“rank, crew”).

  1. inherited from mansċipe
  2. inherited from manship

Definitions

  1. The characteristic of being a man

    The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.

    • Every man is a man if he chooses to be, and has in himself all that he needs in order to be a man in the full significance of the term; and therefore no one has any occasion to borrow a part of his manship from his brother.
    • He certainly had nothing to do with the choosing of his manship, any more than his sister had of her womanhood.
    • They were middle-class and, therefore, "had a better attitude towards girls because boys [in Washington Highlands] like beating girls to show their manship.

  2. Position of honor or respect

    Position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness

    • Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche.

  3. Honor shown to a person

    Honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy

    • For los and priis þou miᵹt þer winne & manschip to þe & al þi kinne.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Manly spirit or conduct

      Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry

      • And how that ever ye do, hold up your manship.

    2. Human condition.

      • Bot he was ferliful to call if þou it sagh..þat in a man all manscip war.

    3. A surname.

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for manship. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA