Sentence:  In traditional Australian culture, “<WSD>mateship</WSD>” was expected to bind people not only with their “best mates” or their “great mates” but also with their fellow-miners, fellow-shearers, fellow-“diggers”, fellow-soldiers, or fellow-footballers, and this expectation is one of this culture′s most enduring and characteristic features.19 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Friendship, particularly between men, such as develops in shared adversity; solidarity.