mastership

Founding-era definition · Webster's 1828 American Dictionary

M'ASTERSHIP, noun Dominion; rule; supreme power. 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.
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