n.;
The minds of some of our statesmen, like the pupil of the human eye, contract themselves the more, the stronger light there is shed upon them. Moore. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having the manner or wisdom of statesmen; becoming a statesman. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Becoming a statesman. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The qualifications, duties, or employments of a statesman. [ 1913 Webster ]