-manship

American  

1. a combination of -man and -ship, used as an independent suffix with the meaning “skill in a particular activity, especially of a competitive nature”: brinkmanship; seamanship; one-upmanship; sometimes compounded with a plural noun by analogy with craftsmanship, marksmanship, sportsmanship, etc.

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Usage

What does -manship mean? The combining form -manship is used like a suffix meaning “skill,” particularly in reference to activities that require a particular skill.The form -manship comes from a combination of the forms -man and -ship. The form -man comes from Old English mann, which could refer to both an adult male and a human being in general. The form -ship is a suffix denoting a condition or character, from Old English -scipe.In this way, -manship typically indicates the skill of a person in a particular activity.