huntsmanship

English

Etymology

huntsman +‎ -ship

Noun

huntsmanship (uncountable)

1. The art, practice, or skill of hunting animals.
   • a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “(please specify the title)”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC:

     At Court your fellowes every day,
     Give th'art of Riming, Huntsmanship, or Play,

2. The status of being a hunter.

Translations

The practice of hunting

• German: Jägerei (de) f
• Portuguese: arte venatória f
• Turkish: avcılık (tr)

References

• “huntsmanship”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.