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swordswomanship

swordswomanship noun: a woman's skill with a sword.

Noun

swordswomanship (uncountable)

  1. A woman's skill with a sword.
    • As the two women journey from Rhostshyl to far-off Hlavsen, where Nyc's long-time lover — a man — awaits her, they pull off a series of narow escapes, taking turns saving each other through force and swordswomanship or sorcery.1986 December 21, Linda Burnett, “Silverglass (review)”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 23, page 10

Origin of swordswomanship

From swordswoman + -ship.

Questions about swordswomanship

What does swordswomanship mean?
Swordswomanship means a woman's skill with a sword.
What part of speech is swordswomanship?
Swordswomanship is a noun.

Words near swordswomanship in the dictionary

  1. swordstick
  2. swordsticks
  3. swordstress
  4. swordstresses
  5. swordswoman
  6. swordswomanship
  7. swordswomen
  8. swordtail
  9. swordtails
  10. swordtip
  11. swordtips

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