Manship
name, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood. uncountable
"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."
- 2 Position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness archaic, uncountable
"Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche."
- 3 Honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy archaic, uncountable
"For los and priis þou miᵹt þer winne & manschip to þe & al þi kinne."
- 4 Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry archaic, dialectal, uncountable
"And how that ever ye do, hold up your manship."
- 5 Human condition. archaic, uncountable
"Bot he was ferliful to call if þou it sagh..þat in a man all manscip war."
- 1 A surname.
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More examples"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."
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”).
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