manshipとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• IPA: /ˈmænʃɪp/

名詞

manship (uncountable)

1. The characteristic of being a man; maleness; masculinity; manliness; manhood.
   • 1845, Orestes Augustus Brownson, Charles Elwood, page 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), page 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, page 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, page 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
   • c1400, Cursor Mundi:

     Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche.

3. (archaic) Honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy
   • c1330, The Romance of Guy of Warwick:

     For los and priis þou miᵹt þer winne & manschip to þe & al þi kinne.

4. (archaic or dialectal) Manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry
   • c1465, The Paston Letters:

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

5. (archaic) Human condition.
   • c1400, Cursor Mundi:

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

引用

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

関連する語

アナグラム

• shimpan, ship-man, Shipman, shipman

接尾辞

-manship

1. Expertise, involvement, or special status in an area.
   • 1996, Steven H. Gale, Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese, page 874:

     Stephen Potter is best known for his gamesmanship theory, a cunning, psychological tactic used to best a competitor, on or off the field. His basic "-manship" principle was later incorporate to include many everyday events.

   • 2007, Rice University Neologisms Database‎:

     Quippmanship n.
     The ability to produce a catchy soundbyte, witty remark, or clever turn of phrase. The art, skill, or ability to create a catchy soundbyte, witty remark, or clever turn of phrase. Formed by an unknown word formation process.
     [affixation; formed from 'quip' + 'manship'].

派生語

アナグラム

• shimpan, ship-man, Shipman, shipman