manship

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (uncountable) The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.
2. (archaic, uncountable) Position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness
3. (archaic, uncountable) Honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy
4. (archaic, dialectal, uncountable) Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry
5. (archaic, uncountable) Human condition.

Synoniemen

maleness

manliness

masculinity

testicularity

Vertalingen

masculinitat

Männlichkeit

masculinité

virilité

masculinidade

masculinidad

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈmænʃɪp/

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: manship

Overgenomen van Oudengels: manscipe

Verwant aan Nederlands: manschap

Verwant aan Duits: Mannschaft

Verwant aan Zweeds: manskap

In summary

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”).