broadswordsmanship

Syllables: broad·swords·man·ship/ˈbɹɔːdsɔɹdzmənʃɪp/

broadswordsmanship noun: the mastery in using broadswords.

Noun

broadswordsmanship (uncountable)

(rare) The mastery in using broadswords.
- Of course, the devotee of physical culture has a pair of gymnasium shoes, and often wears a leather belt about his waist, sometimes a leather guard upon his wrist, and if he plays hard ball, or other games, he may have leather gloves upon his hand. The boxer necessarily uses boxing gloves. The...1907, Atlanta Georgian, Boot and Shoe Recorder, Volume 50, Chilton Company, page 153
- The nations pre-eminent in commerce and warfare have won great guerdons In the fields of sport. England, Germany, Franoe and the United States furnish evidences of the value of cricket, broadswordsmanship, soulling and baseball.1913, Atlanta Georgian, Leo Frank: Atlanta Georgian Newspapers), page 13

The class in fencing and broadswordsmanship draws upon the tanner.1907, Atlanta Georgian, Boot and Shoe Recorder, Volume 50, Chilton Company, page 153:
Broadswordsmanship on the stage giving frails in audience thrill of their lives.1930, Variety, Variety (May 1930), Variety Publishing Company, page 50:

From broadswordsman + -ship.

What does broadswordsmanship mean?: Broadswordsmanship means the mastery in using broadswords.
How do you use broadswordsmanship in a sentence?: The class in fencing and broadswordsmanship draws upon the tanner.
What part of speech is broadswordsmanship?: Broadswordsmanship is a noun.
How do you pronounce broadswordsmanship?: Broadswordsmanship is pronounced /ˈbɹɔːdsɔɹdzmənʃɪp/.

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