manship
The characteristic of being a manThe characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.
Meaning
5 senses(uncountable)The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.
(archaic, uncountable)Position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness
(archaic, uncountable)Honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy
(archaic, dialectal, uncountable)Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry
(archaic, uncountable)Human condition.
Origin
From Middle English manship (“position of honor; respect; courtesy; manly spirit or conducFrom 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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