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Webster 1913 Edition
Mastership
Mas′ter-ship
,Noun.
1.
The state or office of a master.
2.
Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.
Where noble youths for
mastership
should strive. Driden.
3.
Chief work; masterpiece.
[Obs.]
Dryden.
4.
An ironical title of respect.
How now, seignior Launce! what news with your
mastership
? Shakespeare
Webster 1828 Edition
Mastership
M`ASTERSHIP
,Noun.
1.
Superiority; preeminence. Where noble youths for mastership should strive.
2.
Chief work; master-piece. [Not used.]3.
Superior skill.4.
Title of respect; in irony. How now, signor Launce,what new with your mastership.
5.
The office of president of a college, or other institution.Definition 2024
mastership
mastership
English
Noun
mastership (plural masterships)
- The state of office of a master.
- Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.
- (obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
- An ironical title of respect. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
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References
- mastership in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913