the activity of writing by hand; "handwriting can be slow and painful for one with arthritis" something written by hand; "she recognized his handwriting"; "his hand was illegible" A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman
() From Middle English, from Old English handġewrit (“handwriting, autograph, written agreement”), from hand (“hand”) + ġewrit (“writ, writing”). More at hand, writ.