mastership
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tərˌʃɪp, ˈmɑ
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| —n | |
| 1. | the man in authority, such as the head of a household, the employer of servants, or the owner of slaves or animalsRelated: magistral |
| 2. | a. a person with exceptional skill at a certain thing: a master of the violin |
| b. (as modifier): a master thief | |
| 3. | (often capital) a great artist, esp an anonymous but influential artist |
| 4. | a. a person who has complete control of a situation |
| b. an abstract thing regarded as having power or influence: they regarded fate as the master of their lives | |
| 5. | a. a workman or craftsman fully qualified to practise his trade and to train others in it |
| b. (as modifier): master carpenter | |
| 6. | a. an original copy, stencil, tape, etc, from which duplicates are made |
| b. (as modifier): master copy | |
| 7. | a player of a game, esp chess or bridge, who has won a specified number of tournament games |
| 8. | the principal of some colleges |
| 9. | a highly regarded teacher or leader whose religion or philosophy is accepted by followers |
| 10. | a graduate holding a master's degree |
| 11. | the chief executive officer aboard a merchant ship |
| 12. | a person presiding over a function, organization, or institution |
| 13. | chiefly (Brit) a male teacher |
| 14. | an officer of the Supreme Court of Judicature subordinate to a judge |
| 15. | the superior person or side in a contest |
| 16. | a machine or device that operates to control a similar one |
| 17. | (often capital) the heir apparent of a Scottish viscount or baron |
| 18. | (modifier) overall or controlling: master plan |
| 19. | (modifier) designating a device or mechanism that controls others: master switch |
| 20. | (modifier) main; principal: master bedroom |
| 21. | informal (South African) the master the man of the house |
| —vb | |
| 22. | to become thoroughly proficient in: to master the art of driving |
| 23. | to overcome; defeat: to master your emotions |
| 24. | to rule or control as master |
| Related: magistral | |
| [Old English magister teacher, from Latin; related to Latin magis more, to a greater extent] | |
| 'masterdom | |
| —n | |
| 'masterhood | |
| —n | |
| 'masterless | |
| —adj | |
| 'mastership | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Neither in ancient or modern times has she one monument of this kind, showing mastership.
He moves with ease, sometimes even with mastership, in all the traditional forms of poetry.
Upon obtaining mastership, it performs its operations.
Mastership usually interferes with humanism in such cases.
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