mastership

mastership
    n 1: the skill of a master
    2: the position of master
    

Mastership \Mas"ter*ship\, n.
   1. The state or office of a master.
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   2. Mastery; dominion; superior skill; superiority.
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            Where noble youths for mastership should strive.
                                                  --Driden.
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   3. Chief work; masterpiece. [Obs.] --Dryden.
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   4. An ironical title of respect.
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            How now, seignior Launce! what news with your
            mastership?                           --Shak.
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207 Moby Thesaurus words for "mastership":
      ability, acme, address, adeptness, adroitness, aedileship,
      airmanship, archbishopric, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate,
      aristocracy, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, authority,
      authorization, be-all and end-all, bishopric, blue ribbon, bravura,
      brilliance, capability, capacity, captainship, chairmanship,
      championship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery,
      chiefry, chieftaincy, chieftainry, chieftainship, claws,
      cleverness, clutches, command, competence, consulate, consulship,
      control, convenership, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning,
      custody, deanery, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness,
      dictatorship, dictature, diplomacy, directorate, directorship,
      domination, dominion, effectiveness, efficiency, emirate,
      episcopacy, expertise, expertism, expertness, facility, finesse,
      first place, first prize, foremanship, generalship, governorship,
      grace, grasp, grip, gripe, guardianship, hand, handiness, hands,
      headship, hegemony, height, helm, hierarchy, highest, hold,
      horsemanship, imperium, influence, ingeniousness, ingenuity,
      intendancy, iron hand, jurisdiction, kingship, knack, know-how,
      leadership, lordship, magistracy, magistrateship, magistrature,
      management, managership, marksmanship, masterdom, mastery, maximum,
      mayoralty, mayorship, metropolitanate, metropolitanship, most,
      ne plus ultra, new high, nobility, overseership, palms, papacy,
      paramountcy, pashadom, pashalic, patriarchate, patriarchy,
      pontificality, pontificate, popedom, popehood, popeship, power,
      practical ability, prefectship, prefecture, premiership,
      presidency, presidentship, primacy, prime-ministership,
      prime-ministry, princedom, princeship, principality, proconsulate,
      proconsulship, proctorship, proficiency, protectorate,
      protectorship, provostry, provostship, prowess, quickness,
      readiness, record, rectorate, rectorship, regency, regentship,
      reins of government, resource, resourcefulness, rule, ruling class,
      savoir-faire, savvy, say, seamanship, seigniory, seneschalship,
      seneschalsy, sheikhdom, sheriffalty, sheriffcy, sheriffdom,
      shrievalty, skill, skillfulness, sovereignty, stewardship, style,
      superintendence, superintendency, supervisorship, supremacy,
      suzerainship, suzerainty, sway, tact, tactfulness, talons,
      technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill,
      technique, timing, top spot, tribunate, virtuosity, vizierate,
      viziership, wit, wizardry, workmanship, zenith