different between manshiply vs manship

English

Etymology

From Middle English manshiply (“honorably, faithfully; in a courtly manner”), equivalent to manship +? -ly.

Adverb

manshiply (comparative more manshiply, superlative most manshiply)

1. (obsolete) manly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite manner
   • 1500, English Conquest of Ireland

     The Pepil of the londe manshiply hym sholde vp-take.

Related terms

• manship
• Middle English manshipen — to honor

References

• Century Cyclopedia and Dictionary, manshiply
• Middle English Dictionary

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæn??p/

Noun

manship (uncountable)

1. The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.
   • 1845, Orestes Augustus Brownson, Charles Elwood, p. 161:

     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.

   • 1902, Lebbeus Harding Rogers, The Kite Trust (a Romance of Wealth), p. 324:

     He certainly had nothing to do with the choosing of his manship, any more than his sister had of her womanhood.

   • 2003, Leon Dash, When Children Want Children: The Urban Crisis of Teenage Childbearing, p. 200:

     They were middle-class and, therefore, "had a better attitude towards girls because boys [in Washington Highlands] like beating girls to show their manship.

   • 2007, Kevin P. Novak, Adam Versus Adam, p. 69:

     The manship of Jesus was hid from the eyes of men as completely as the Godship.

2. (archaic) position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness
3. (archaic) honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy
4. (archaic) manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry
5. (archaic) human condition

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:manship.

Related terms

• manshiply

Anagrams

• Shipman, shimpan, shipman