manship
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manship¹
- /ˈmænʃɪp/
Where it comes from
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”).
noun
- 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.
- Position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche.
- Honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy For los and priis þou miᵹt þer winne & manschip to þe & al þi kinne.
- Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry And how that ever ye do, hold up your manship.
- Human condition. Bot he was ferliful to call if þou it sagh..þat in a man all manscip war.
Manship²
proper noun Manships
- A surname.
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