Noun

(en-noun)

Cavalry; horsemen armed for battle.

* 1999 , (George RR Martin), A Clash of Kings , Bantam 2011, p. 529:

‘Most of the lords who rode with Lord Renly to Storm's End have gone over banner-and-blade to Stannis, with all their chivalry .’

(obsolete) The fact or condition of being a knight; knightly skill, prowess.

The ethical code of the knight prevalent in Medieval Europe, having such primary virtues as mercy towards the poor and oppressed, humility, honor, sacrifice, fear of God, faithfulness, courage and utmost graciousness and courtesy to ladies.

Courtesy, respect and honorable conduct between opponents in wartime.

Courteous behavior, especially that of men towards women.

(UK, legal, historical) A tenure of lands by knightly service.

Noun

(-)

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.

(archaic) position of honor or respect; dignity, worthiness

:* {{quote-book

, year=c1400 , title=Cursor Mundi , url= , passage=Ac fourti winter Madan mid mansipe held his riche. }}

(archaic) honor shown to a person; homage, respect; courtesy

:* {{quote-book

, year=c1330 , title=The Romance of Guy of Warwick , url= , passage=For los and priis þou mi?t þer winne & manschip to þe & al þi kinne. }}

(archaic) manly spirit or conduct; courage, valor, gallantry; chivalry

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, year=c1465 , title=The Paston Letters , url= , passage=And how that ever ye do, hold up your manship . }}

(archaic) human condition

:* {{quote-book

, year=c1400 , title=Cursor Mundi , url= , passage=Bot he was ferliful to call if þou it sagh..þat in a man all manscip war. }}