manshiply
English
Etymology
From Middle English manshiply (“honorably, faithfully; in a courtly manner”), equivalent to manship + -ly.
Adverb
manshiply (comparative more manshiply, superlative most manshiply)
- (obsolete) manly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite manner
- 1500, English Conquest of Ireland
- The Pepil of the londe manshiply hym sholde vp-take.
- 1500, English Conquest of Ireland
Related terms
- manship
- Middle English manshipen — to honor
References
- Century Cyclopedia and Dictionary, manshiply
- Middle English Dictionary
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