mastery
noun
command or grasp, as of a subject.
masteries
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pluralof mastery.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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And to shew their agility, they tried many masteries vpon the ropes of the ship after our mariners fashion, and appeared to be very strong of their armes, and nimble of their bodies.
From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. by Richard Hakluyt
To employ the language of the text, by these he strives for masteries; but he does not strive lawfully, and so he is not crowned.
From Humanity in the City by E. H. (Edwin Hubbell) Chapin
But there were elements in the patriotic servant-hood of R. L. Borden, higher than the political masteries of more brilliant men.
From The Masques of Ottawa by Augustus Bridle
To masteries of another order the saint has never been disinclined.
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Mrs. Humphry Ward
If a man strive for masteries, yet is he not crowned, except he strive lawfully.
From True Christianity by Johann Arndt
