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MASTERSHIP
mastership
(noun) the position of master
mastership
(noun) the skill of a master
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mastership (countable and uncountable, plural masterships)
The state or office of a master.
Mastery: dominion, superiority, control.
Mastery: superior skill.
(obsolete) Chief work; masterpiece.
A title of respect, sometimes ironic.
Anagrams
• shipmaster
Source: Wiktionary
Mas"ter*ship, n.
1. The state or office of a master.
2. Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority. Where noble youths for mastership should strive. Driden.
3. Chief work; masterpiece. [Obs.] Dryden.
4. An ironical title of respect. How now, seignior Launce ! what news with your mastership Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) chafing between two skin surfaces that are in contact (as in the armpit or under the breasts or between the thighs)
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