Masterdom to Match

Masterdom
(Mas"ter*dom) n. [Master + -dom.] Dominion; rule; command. [R.] Shak.

Masterful
(Mas"ter*ful) a.

1. Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary. Dryden.

2. Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.

His masterful, pale face.
Mrs. Browning.

Masterfully
(Mas"ter*ful*ly), adv. In a masterful manner; imperiously.

A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high contempt of the royal authority.
Macaulay.

Masterhood
(Mas"ter*hood) n. The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector. C. Bronté.

Masterless
(Mas"ter*less), a. Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.Mas"ter*less*ness, n.

Masterliness
(Mas"ter*li*ness) n. The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.

Masterly
(Mas"ter*ly), a.

1. Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a masterly policy. "A wise and masterly inactivity." Sir J. Mackintosh.

2. Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.

Masterly
(Mas"ter*ly), adv. With the skill of a master.

Thou dost speak masterly.
Shak.

Masterous
(Mas"ter*ous) a. Masterly. [Obs.] Milton.

Masterpiece
(Mas"ter*piece`) n. Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital performance; a chef- d'œuvre; a supreme achievement.

The top and masterpiece of art.
South.

Dissimulation was his masterpiece.
Claredon.

Mastership
(Mas"ter*ship), n.

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 ?
Shak.


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