Associations to the word «Mateship»
Noun
Adjective
| 1 |
Wiktionary
MATESHIP, noun. (countable and uncountable) (nautical) The post of mate on a ship; a posting as mate.
MATESHIP, noun. (countable) (whaling) (obsolete) A type of contract between ships to cooperate and share the proceeds of an expedition.
MATESHIP, noun. (uncountable) Fellowship; companionship.
MATESHIP, noun. (uncountable) (Australia) (NZ) Friendship, particularly between men, such as develops in shared adversity; solidarity.
MATESHIP, noun. (countable) (zoology) (psychology) (anthropology) A relationship based on mating.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.