master

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistrebor. ▲ Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master From Middle English maister, mayster, meister (noun) and maistren (verb), from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (“master”), from Latin magister (“chief, teacher, leader”), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (as in magnus (“great”), also cognate of English much and mickle) + -ester/-ister (compare minister (“servant”)). Reinforced by Old French maistre, mestre (noun) and maistriier, maister (verb) from the same Latin source. Compare also Saterland Frisian Mäster (“master”), West Frisian master (“master”), Dutch meester (“master”), German Meister (“master”). Doublet of maestro, magister, and meister.

1. Masterful.

   “a master performance”

2. Main, principal or predominant.
3. Highly skilled.

   “master batsman”

   “In another minute she lay peaceful and motionless under the anæsthetic — a statue, immobile, yet expressionful, as though carved by some master hand.”

4. Original.

   “master copy”

name

1. One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man.

   “...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.”

   “In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage.”

2. Mastercard
3. A surname.

noun

1. Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.

   “"I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid.”

2. A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
3. The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
4. A master's degree.
5. A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
6. The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.

   “The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.”

7. The owner of a slave, in some literature.
8. Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? Proto-Italic *magisteros Latin magister, magistrum Old French maistrebor. ▲ Latin magisterder. Old English mǣġester Middle English maister English master From Middle English maister, mayster, meister (noun) and maistren (verb), from Old English mǣster, mæġster, mæġester, mæġister, magister (“master”), from Latin magister (“chief, teacher, leader”), from Old Latin magester, from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (as in magnus (“great”), also cognate of English much and mickle) + -ester/-ister (compare minister (“servant”)). Reinforced by Old French maistre, mestre (noun) and maistriier, maister (verb) from the same Latin source. Compare also Saterland Frisian Mäster (“master”), West Frisian master (“master”), Dutch meester (“master”), German Meister (“master”). Doublet of maestro, magister, and meister.

1. To be a master.
2. To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

   “Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.”

   “Then Elzevir cried out angrily, 'Silence. Are you mad, or has the liquor mastered you? Are you Revenue-men that you dare shout and roister? or contrabandiers with the lugger in the offing, and your life in your hand. You make noise enough to wake folk in Moonfleet from their beds.'”

3. To learn to a high degree of proficiency.

   “It took her years to master the art of needlecraft.”

4. To own; to possess.

   “[…]the wealth / That the world maſters.”

5. To make a master copy of.
6. To earn a Master's degree.

   “He mastered in English at the state college.”