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Manship

//ˈmænʃɪp// name, noun

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.
Noun
  1. 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. 2
    Position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness archaic, uncountable

    "Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche."

  3. 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. 4
    Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry archaic, dialectal, uncountable

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

  5. 5
    Human condition. archaic, uncountable

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

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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