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mastership

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mas·ter·ship  (mstr-shp)
n.
1. The office, function, or authority of a master.
2. The skill or dexterity of a master.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.mastership - the skill of a master
acquirement, skill, accomplishment, attainment, acquisition - an ability that has been acquired by training
2.mastership - the position of master
berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"


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Further, it was fairly definite in Jerry's mind, after the devil devil doctor's tying him and flinging him amongst the other helpless dogs on the killing-ground, that all mastership of Agno had ceased.
Jerry of the Islands by London, Jack View in context
She saw her darling gradually cease from being her son, she saw THAT detail perish utterly; all that was left was master--master, pure and simple, and it was not a gentle mastership, either.
Pudd'n'head Wilson by Twain, Mark View in context
Bumble, seeing at a glance, that the decisive moment had now arrived, and that a blow struck for the mastership on one side or other, must necessarily be final and conclusive, no sooner heard this allusion to the dead and gone, than she dropped into a chair, and with a loud scream that Mr.
Oliver Twist Or The Parish Boy's Progress by Dickens, Charles View in context
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