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manshiply

manshiply

English

Adverb

manshiply (comparative more manshiply, superlative most manshiply)

  1. manly, honorably, faithfully; good qualities of a man; in a courtly, polite manner
    The Pepil of the londe manshiply hym sholde vp-take. English Conquest of Ireland, 1500

Related terms

  • manship
  • Middle English manshipen — to honor

References

  • Century Cyclopedia and Dictionary, manshiply
  • Middle English Dictionary