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mateship

American

[meyt-ship] / ˈmeɪt ʃɪp /

noun

the state of being a mate.
Australian. a mode of conduct among Australian men that stresses equality, friendship, and solidarity.

mateship British

/ ˈmeɪtʃɪp /

noun

the comradeship of friends, usually male, viewed as an institution

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Etymology

Origin of mateship

First recorded in 1585–95; mate ¹ + -ship

Example Sentences

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mateship

"Very confronting injuries for those boys to see, but I suppose that's mateship."

From BBC ● Jan. 19, 2026

“It’s camaraderie, it’s mateship, it’s the balance of skill and strategy … but to be honest, it’s a lot of fun,” says Australian Curling Federation President Kim Forge.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 31, 2022

I didn’t solely base my case on our hundred years of mateship, or the Anzus alliance.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 19, 2020

One of these is the value set on "mateship"; another, related to it, is a much paraded dislike of elitism.

From Time Magazine Archive

Among others on the Gilbert and Etheridge, were the mateship of Steel, Hunt and O'Brien.

From Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 by W. H. (William Henry) Corfield

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