Meanings
nounswordsmanship (countable and uncountable, plural swordsmanships)
plural swordsmanships
- countableuncountablethe skill of using a sword
Origin
- Englishswordsman
- Proto-Germanic*skapjaną
- Englishswordsmanship
Translations
Ancient Greek ξιφισμός
- ξιφισμός (xiphismós)the skill of using a sword
Chinese Mandarin 劍術 /剑术
- 劍術 /剑术 (jiànshù)the skill of using a sword
Finnish miekkailutaito
- miekkailutaitothe skill of using a sword
German Schwertkunst
- Schwertkunstthe skill of using a sword
Hebrew סיוף
- סיוף (siyúf)the skill of using a sword
Japanese 剣術
- 剣術 (kenjutsu)the skill of using a sword
Portuguese esgrima
- esgrimathe skill of using a sword
Spanish esgrima
- esgrimathe skill of using a sword
Tamil வாள்வீச்சு
- வாள்வீச்சு (vāḷvīccu)the skill of using a sword
Cite this entry
APA
swordsmanship. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordsmanship
MLA
“swordsmanship.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordsmanship. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “swordsmanship,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/swordsmanship.
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