Synonyms

penmanship

[pen-muhn-ship] Origin

pen·man·ship

[pen-muhn-ship]
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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penmanship (ˈpɛnmənʃɪp)
 
n
Also called: calligraphy style or technique of writing by hand

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Word Origin & History

penmanship
1695, from obs. penman "copyist, clerk, scrivener" (1612), from pen (1) + man.
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