Penmanship is the technique of writing with the hand using a writing instrument. The various generic and formal historical styles of writing are called `hands` whilst an individual`s style of penmanship is referred to as `handwriting`. ==History== ===Origins=== The earliest example of systematic writing is the Sumerian pictographic system fou... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penmanship
Pen'man·ship noun The use of the pen in writing; the art of writing; style or manner of writing; chirography; as, good or bad penmanship . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/47