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Definition of penmanship - 3 dictionary results
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pen⋅man⋅ship

  [pen-muhn-ship]
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–noun
1. the art of handwriting; the use of the pen in writing.
2. a person's style or manner of handwriting: clear penmanship; poor penmanship.
Origin:
1685–95; penman + -ship
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pen·man·ship   (pěn'mən-shĭp')   
n.  The art, skill, style, or manner of handwriting; calligraphy.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

penmanship 
1695, from obs. penman "copyist, clerk, scrivener" (1612), from pen (1) + man.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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