Definition for MAS'TER-Y

MAS'TER-Y, n.

  1. Dominion; power of governing or commanding. If divided by mountains, they will fight for the mastery of the passages of the tops. Ralegh.
  2. Superiority in competition; preëminence. Every man that striveth for the mastery, is temperate in all things. 1 Cor. ix.
  3. Victory in war. It is not the voice of them that shout for mastery. Ex.xxxii.
  4. Eminent skill; superior dexterity. He could attain to a mastery in all languages. Tillotson.
  5. Attainment of eminent skill or power. The learning and mastery of a tongue being unpleasant in itself, should not be cumbered with other difficulties. Locke.

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