Etymology

statesmanship

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Today it means: The skill of being a good statesman, the ability to perform well in political office. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *skapjaną ← English statesman
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  1. Englishstatesman
  2. Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
  3. English todaystatesmanship

From statesman + -ship.

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