manship

The story

1. Old English · inherited frommansċipe“humanity, courtesy”
2. Middle English · inherited frommanship“position of honor; respect; courtesy; manly spirit or conduct; humanity; human condition”
3. English todaymanship

From Middle English manship (“position of honor; respect; courtesy; manly spirit or conduct; humanity; human condition”), from Old English mansċipe (“humanity, courtesy”), equivalent to man + -ship. Cognate with Dutch manschap (“homage, manred, crew”), German Mannschaft (“team, crew, squad, force”), Swedish manskap (“rank, crew”).