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mastership

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[mas-ter-ship, mah-ster-] / ˈmæs tərˌʃɪp, ˈmɑ stər- /

noun

  1. the office, function, or authority of a master.

  2. control; command.

    to have mastership over one's desires.

  3. mastery, as of a subject.

  4. expert skill or knowledge.

    He played with the mastership of a devoted musician.

Etymology

Origin of mastership

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at master, -ship

Example Sentences

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The Mastership is the longest running contest in the world, now going on its 25th year of successive competition skateboarding.

From Time Magazine Archive

The Mastership is considered to be one of the most prestigious contest of the year, by most professional skateboard athletes.

From Time Magazine Archive

I believe every part of your history about the King's intention about the Mastership of the Horse.

From Memoirs of the Court of George IV. 1820-1830 (Vol 1) From the Original Family Documents by Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Plantagenet Temple Nugent Brydges Chandos Grenville, Duke of

The Mastership of the Company has in recent times been an honourable post, held by Princes and Statesmen.

From Speeches and Addresses of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales: 1863-1888 by VII, Edward

He was welcom’d with the Discharge of the Cannon, and complimented by all the Persons of Distinction in Town, upon his Return, and upon his Advancement to the Grand Mastership of the Teutonic Order.

From The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz, Volume II Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels From Prussia thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &C. in Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; but the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts. by P?llnitz, Karl Ludwig von

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