master
noun
a person with the ability or power to use, control, or dispose of something.
masterhood
-
a word derived from
master.
Example Sentences
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Also observe, there is an entire masterhood of its business up to the required point.
From The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm by Ruskin, John
I use the word in a far wider sense, as opposed, not to masterhood, but to competition.
From Time and Tide by Weare and Tyne Twenty-five Letters to a Working Man of Sunderland on the Laws of Work by Ruskin, John
I shall be told, perhaps, that here was a man over whom, in spite of his philosophy, his passion had the masterhood.
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony
He would not be false to his own sense of masterhood, nor allow people to think him bold when his critics were away, and cowardly in their presence.
From The Life of Jesus of Nazareth by Rhees, Rush
The Italian artist, Giotto, once said: "You may judge my masterhood of craft by seeing that I can draw a circle unerringly."
From Music Talks with Children by Tapper, Thomas
