Definition of Swordsmanship

1. Noun. Skill in fencing.

Generic synonyms: Accomplishment, Acquirement, Acquisition, Attainment, Skill
Derivative terms: Swordsman

Definition of Swordsmanship

1. n. The state of being a swordsman; skill in the use of the sword.

Definition of Swordsmanship

1. Noun. the skill of using a sword ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Swordsmanship

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Swordsmanship

swordmaker
swordmakers
swordmaking
swordman
swordmen
swordplay
swordplayer
swordplayers
swordplays
swordpoint
swordpoints
swordproof
swords
swords of Damocles
swordsmanship (current term)
swordsmanships
swordsmen
swordsmith
swordsmithing
swordsmiths
swordswoman
swordswomanship
swordswomen
swordtail
swordtails
swordwork
swore
sworn
swosh

Literary usage of Swordsmanship

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Tales of Old Japan (1876)
"... cowardly conduct; so he entered a company of mountebanks, and earned his living by showing tricks of swordsmanship, and selling tooth-powder at the ..."

2. Tales of Old Japan (1908)
"... had been their indignation at his cowardly conduct; so he entered a company of mountebanks, and earned his living by showing tricks of swordsmanship, ..."

3. The Apprenticeship Writings of Frank Norris, 1896-1898 by Frank Norris (1996)
"Japanese swordsmanship Fencing as Practiced by the Mikado's Subjects in This City The Wave, 16 (29 May 1897), 8. ..."

4. Hertfordshire During the Great Civil War and the Long Parliament: With by Alfred Kingston (1894)
"... and, with that more ready faculty of speech than swordsmanship, reminds his captors that he is a gentleman, ..."

5. Tales of Old Japan (1876)
"... cowardly conduct; so he entered a company of mountebanks, and earned his living by showing tricks of swordsmanship, and selling tooth-powder at the ..."

6. Tales of Old Japan (1908)
"... had been their indignation at his cowardly conduct; so he entered a company of mountebanks, and earned his living by showing tricks of swordsmanship, ..."

7. The Apprenticeship Writings of Frank Norris, 1896-1898 by Frank Norris (1996)
"Japanese swordsmanship Fencing as Practiced by the Mikado's Subjects in This City The Wave, 16 (29 May 1897), 8. ..."

8. Hertfordshire During the Great Civil War and the Long Parliament: With by Alfred Kingston (1894)
"... and, with that more ready faculty of speech than swordsmanship, reminds his captors that he is a gentleman, ..."

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