Master
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English
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[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -æstə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]Master (plural Masters)
- Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
- 1995, Barbara Hambly, Children of the Jedi, page 81:
- "I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid.
- A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
- The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
- A master's degree.
- A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
- The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.
- The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.
- The owner of a slave, in some literature.
- (BDSM) Used as the title of a dominant.
Proper noun
[edit]Master
- (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man
- 2002, A. J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 89
- ...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
- 2003, A. J. Drew, Patricia Telesco, God/Goddess: Exploring and Celebrating the Two Sides of Wiccan Deity, page 38:
- In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage.
- 2009, Debbe Tompkins, Witch School: Living the Wiccan Life, page 18
- Master of the Seasons of the Year, I call upon you and ask you to be here with me in this, my ritual.
- 2002, A. J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 89
- (banking) Mastercard
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “Wicca”): Maiden
Derived terms
[edit]- Master of the Rolls
- Master of the Household
- Master of the Horse
- Master of the bench
- Master of foxhounds
- MEd
- Chancery Master
Anagrams
[edit]- Stamer, ramset, metras, matres, mastre, maters, armets, armest, termas, tamers, trémas, remast, Tamers, Stream, ramets, 'maters, stream, METARs, tremas, Amster
Bavarian
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German meister, from Old High German meistar, from Proto-West Germanic *maistar (“master”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Master m (plural Master) (East Central)
Derived terms
[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from English master. Doublet of Maestro, Magister, and Meister.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Master m (strong, genitive Masters, plural Master)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Master [masculine, strong]
Derived terms
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[edit]Old Frisian
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Etymology
[edit]From māster (“master”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Māster m
Inflection
[edit]Declension of Māster (masculine a-stem) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | Māster | — |
genitive | Māsteres | — |
dative | Māstere | — |
accusative | Māster | — |
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