man/noun.
An adult male person, as opp. to a woman or boy or both; (non-contrastively, passing into sense 1) an individual (male) person. b An adult male eminently endowed with manly qualities. Also, a (male) person of importance. [SOED]

d (1) : one possessing in high degree the [here physical] qualities considered distinctive of manhood (2) obsolete [?] : the quality or state of being manly : manliness [MW]