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trenchermanship en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English trencherman Proto-Germanic *skapjaną Proto-Germanic *-skapiz Proto-West Germanic *-skapi Old English -sċiepe Middle English -schipe English -ship English trenchermanship From trencherman + -ship.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The quality or fact of being a trencherman.
    • Energetic trenchermanship was a prudent form of preventative medicine. 2003, Roy Porter, Flesh in the Age of Reason, Penguin, published 2004, page 234: