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manship|ˈmænʃɪp|
Forms: 1 manscipe, 3 mannshipe, monscipe, monschipe, 4 manschippe, manshupe, manscip, manschipe, manchip, 5 manschyp, manshyp, menschepe, 5, 7, 9 manship.
[OE. manscipe: see man n.1 and -ship. Cf. G. mannschaft.]
†1. Humanity, kindness; courtesy, civility. Obs.
a1000tr. Pope Sergius' Let. to Aldhelm in Birch Cart. Sax. I. 155 Manscipe ᵹyfan be þearfendum & ælþeodiᵹum [L. humanitatem peregrinis et egentibus impendere]. c1330Arth. & Merl. 7654 (Kölbing), ‘Whider wostow, Ywain, for mi loue?’ ‘Dame, to seche min em Arthour, Of him to afong þe anour Of wiȝtschippe & cheualrie, & leren manschippe & curteisie!’ 1393Langl. P. Pl. C. xiii. 105 For eche frend fedeþ oþer and fondeþ how he may quite Meles and manshupes eche a ryche man oþer.
†2. Homage, worship; honour, dignity. Obs.
a1175Cott. Hom. 235 Gif ic fader ham wer his mi manscipe [= Mal. i. 6 Vulg. ubi est honor meus?]. c1200Ormin 19014 Forr þurrh þatt manness sawle iss lic Wiþþ Godd inn onnlicnesse, Þær þurrh maᵹᵹ itt ben nemmnedd mann, & wiþþ mannshipe wurrþedd. c1205Lay. 6234 We wulleð þine men beon þine mon-scipe herien. c1275Ibid. 13500 Ich ou wolle wel bi-wite mid mochelere mansipe. a1300Cursor M. 12565 And quen he suld to manscip ga,..All þai felascip him bar. 13..Guy Warw. (A.) 1688 He him underfeng with worthschipe And dede him miche manschipe [Caius MS. honour full manly]. c1330Arth. & Merl. 3634 (Kölbing), We beþ redi in al þing, Anon to go wiþ king Arthour, To his manschipe & his honour! Ibid. 6827 For leuer hem were be ded, sikerliche, In manschippe & in trewþe, Þan euer more liue in rewþe. c1450Cast. Perseverance (E.E.T.S.) 74 We mustyr ȝou with menschepe, & Freyne ȝou of Frely frenchepe.
†3. Manly courage, valour; manliness. Obs.
c1205Lay. 3846 He fusede mid monschipe to ward Margane his mæie. 13..Coer de L. 1848 Mariners arm your ships And do up your manships. c1350Will. Palerne 2676 Meyntenes ȝit ȝoure manchip manli a while, til god of his grete miȝt god tyding vs sende. Ibid. 3337 Men, for ȝoure manchipe na more þat suffreþ, but wendeþ ouȝt wiȝtli & wiþ ȝour fon meteþ. c1400Sege Jerusalem 777 More manschyp wer hit ȝit mercy [to] by-seche, Þan metles marr þer no myȝt helpys. 1465Paston Lett. II. 254 And how that ever ye do, hold up your manship.
4. The condition of being a man. Obs. exc. in nonce-use. † Also concr., a man.
a1300Cursor M. 9849 Bot he war ferliful to call if þou it sagh, and sua moght fall, þat in a man all manscip war, Wit-vten less, wit-vten mare. 1600Look about you C 4, Will you promise me to bring no maides To set vppon my litle manship there? 1899Westm. Gaz. 27 June 1/3 He is too proud of his superior manship to allow it.
Hence † ˈmanshiply adv., faithfully as a liegeman.
13..Guy Warw. (A.) 124 His lord he serued..In al þing manschipeliche. c1425Eng. Conq. Irel. 92 The folke of þe londe, manshyply hym shold vptake, & worthly as lorde. |