See Also: mastership(dictionary)

mastership (iou)



mastership noun. LME.
[from MASTER noun1 & adjective + -SHIP.]
The condition of being a master or ruler; dominion, rule, ascendancy, control. LME.
b. Mastery, the upper hand. Now rare or obsolete. LME.
c. The authority of a master or teacher. L16.
The function, office, or dignity of a master, esp. a schoolmaster; the term of office of a master. LME.
With possess. adjective (as your mastership etc.): a title of respect given to a master. LME-E17.
The skill or knowledge of a master; mastery, thorough knowledge of a subject. E17.
b. The status of a recognized master in a craft; the holding of a master's degree. L17.
The existence of masters or employers in industrial organization. M19.