Definition of "mateship" [mateship]

• The post of mate on a ship; a posting as mate. (noun)
• A type of contract between ships to cooperate and share the proceeds of an expedition. (noun)
• Fellowship; companionship. (noun)
• Friendship, particularly between men, such as develops in shared adversity; solidarity. (noun)
• A relationship based on mating. (noun)

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• "Do we think that other countries don't exhibit the same characteristics towards each other that we call mateship?"
• "a national culture of "mateship" - not least because a woman has been brought in to shepherd the incumbent's politics, which were increasingly losing grip with the electorate."
• "I can't help but wonder if the humor and exuberance for life, that permeates the Aussie culture, finds some of its roots in this convict past where "mateship" meant everything."