manhood

ot noun

1. The state or condition of being a human being He feared the speedy decline of all manhood.
2. The state or condition of being an adult male human being, as distinguished from a child or a woman. Compare adulthood. Contrast womanhood and childhood. He was a strapping youth poised on the brink of manhood.
3. The idealized nature of an adult male human: all of the characteristics traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness, such as: courage, bravery, dominance, resolve, self-control, executive ability, physical/bodily strength, and sexual potency as regarded collectively My goodness, James certainly is a prime example of manhood, isn't he?
4. The self-concept of a man (an adult male human being) with respect to his possession of the various qualities traditionally and ideally ascribed to manliness; a man's sense or view of himself as being more or less manly I feel that when you boss me around, you insult my manhood.