-manship

a combination of -man and -ship, used as an independent suffix with the meaning “skill in a particular activity, especially of a competitive nature”: brinkmanship; seamanship; one-upmanship; sometimes compounded with a plural noun by analogy with craftsmanship, marksmanship, sportsmanship, etc.

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Example Sentences

The deftness of Smith's drafts(wo)manship can often be overlooked in her E.T.-proportioned figures.

This old lady (old in his young eyes) was always at him about his manship, as if it were a crime and disgrace.

At Manship's name the Frenchman's face lit up and he began eagerly to talk of the quarter where they had all lived in Italy.

Sports′manship, practice or skill of a sportsman; Sports′woman, a she-sportsman.

Work′manship, the skill of a workman: manner of making: work done; Work′-mas′ter, a skilled or directing workman, esp.

Westmore turned toward the Arethusa, laughed at the visible influence of Manship.

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