manselfn.
/manˈsɛlf/, U.S. /mænˈsɛlf/ rare.
Man's self; the natural state or condition of a human being; humanity, humankind.
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the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > [noun] > individuality or selfhood > self > one's, etc., self
myselfeOE
onec1175
persona1382
ownselfa1400
personage1531
his (also her, my) watch?1536
manself1880
his jills1906
ass1916
fanny1916
1880 G. M. Hopkins Note-bks. & Papers (1937) 271 He..would raise man..infinitely above manself to the divine justice.
1939 J. Steinbeck Grapes of Wrath xiv. 180 Fear the time when Manself will not suffer and die for a concept, for this one quality is the foundation of Manself, in this one quality is man distinctive in the universe.
c1973 D. A. Pond-Smith (title) Manself.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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