craftspersonship

Etymology
, on the pattern of.

Noun

 * 1) The body of activities, skills, techniques, knowledge, and expertise pertinent to (a) particular craft(s).
 * 2) * 2001: Stephen Gudeman, The Anthropology of Economy: Community, Market, and Culture, page 115 (Blackwell Publishing)
 * This artisanship or craftspersonship was the sort of Enlightenment activity extolled by Diderot in the eighteenth century.
 * 1) * 2007: John Henderson, The Medieval World of Isidore of Seville, page 205 (Cambridge University Press)
 * The olive too they say belongs to this pioneeress, and craftspersonship, plus many arts and crafts are this inventress’s.
 * The olive too they say belongs to this pioneeress, and craftspersonship, plus many arts and crafts are this inventress’s.

Usage notes

 * Some modern authors prefer the epicene term to the feminine  and the masculine (though traditionally considered gender-nonspecific) ; nevertheless, in common usage,  is thousands of times more common than.

Related terms

 * craftsmanship
 * craftswomanship