the comradeship of friends, usually male, viewed as an institution
mateship in American English
(ˈmeitʃɪp)
noun
1.
the state of being a mate
2. Austral
a mode of conduct among Australian men that stresses equality, friendship, and solidarity
Word origin
[1585–95; mate1 + -ship]This word is first recorded in the period 1585–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: competence, develop, filament, parallax, titular-ship is a native English suffix of nouns denoting condition, character, office, skill,etc. Other words that use the affix -ship include: clerkship, friendship, statesmanship
Examples of 'mateship' in a sentence
mateship
Friendship (he disliked the word mateship, which had become devalued) bound them like a chain.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
Mateship is often over-romanticised, but there is a particular sense of in-it-togetherness.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They are sentimental only about headgear and mateship.