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archership

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The skill of an archer.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 1791, William Cowper (translator), The Odyssey of Homer, Book 19, in The Poetical Works of William Cowper, London: William Smith, 1839, p. 492, [...] I shall fix, This day, the rings for trial to them all Of archership;

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

1 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Portuguese: arqueirismo — the skill of an archer