Part 6869

<blockquote>The wealth That the world <b>masters</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Master</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter</hw>, <tt>v. i.</tt> <def>To be skillful; to excel.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<h1>Masterdom</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*dom</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Master</ets> + <ets>-dom</ets>.]</ety> <def>Dominion; rule; command.</def> <mark>[R.]</mark>

<i>Shak.</i>

<h1>Masterful</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*ful</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Inclined to play the master; domineering; imperious; arbitrary.</def>

<i>Dryden.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing power or mastery.</def>

<blockquote>His <b>masterful</b>, pale face. <i>Mrs. Browning.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Masterfully</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*ful*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>In a masterful manner; imperiously.</def>

<blockquote>A lawless and rebellious man who held lands <b>masterfully</b> and in high contempt of the royal authority. <i>Macaulay.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Masterhood</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*hood</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The state of being a master; hence, disposition to command or hector.</def>

<i>C. Bront\'82.</i>

<h1>Masterless</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*less</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or ungovernable.</def> -- <wordforms><wf>Mas"ter*less*ness</wf>, <tt>n.</tt></wordforms>

<h1>Masterliness</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*li*ness</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>The quality or state of being masterly; ability to control wisely or skillfully.</def>

<h1>Masterly</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <tt>a.</tt> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master; indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a master's hand; <as>as, a <ex>masterly</ex> design; a <ex>masterly</ex> performance; a <ex>masterly</ex> policy.</as></def> "A wise and <i>masterly</i> inactivity."

<i>Sir J. Mackintosh.</i>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Imperious; domineering; arbitrary.</def>

<h1>Masterly</h1> <Xpage=900>

<hw>Mas"ter*ly</hw>, <tt>adv.</tt> <def>With the skill of a master.</def>

<blockquote>Thou dost speak <b>masterly</b>. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>