-manship
-manship suffix: expertise, involvement, or special status in an area.
Suffix
-manship (noun-forming suffix, usually uncountable, plural -manships)
- Expertise, involvement, or special status in an area.
- 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.1996, Steven H. Gale, Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese, page 874
- 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'].2007, Rice University Neologisms Database, archived from the original on 18 Sep 2016
Forms of -manship
| plural | -manships |
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Origin of -manship
From -man + -ship.
Questions about -manship
- What does -manship mean?
- -manship means expertise, involvement, or special status in an area.
- What part of speech is -manship?
- -manship is a suffix.
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