archership

English

Etymology

From archer +‎ -ship.

Noun

archership (uncountable)

1. The skill of an archer.
   • 1791, William Cowper (translator), The Odyssey of Homer, Book 19, in The Poetical Works of William Cowper, London: William Smith, 1839, p. 492,^[1]

     […] I shall fix,

     This day, the rings for trial to them all

     Of archership;

   • 1883, G. A. Henty, chapter 11, in Under Drake’s Flag‎^[2], London: Blackie and Son, page 184:

     “We can reckon on killing a stag, if he will stand still, at a hundred and fifty yards,” Ned said, “or running, at a hundred; don’t you think so?”
     “Well, six times out of seven we ought to at any rate,” Tom replied, “or our Devonshire archership has deserted us.”

Translations

the skill of an archer

• Portuguese: arqueirismo m