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MASTERSHIP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of master
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("mastership" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
Derivation:
master (presiding officer of a school)
master (an artist of consummate skill)
master (an authority qualified to teach apprentices)
master (directs the work of others)
master (an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship)
master (a person who has general authority over others)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The skill of a master
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("mastership" is a kind of...):
accomplishment; acquirement; acquisition; attainment; skill (an ability that has been acquired by training)
