the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Master
Webster's Dictionary
or (1):
(v. t.) To own; to posses.
(2):
(v. i.) To be skillful; to excel.
(3):
(v. t.) To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.
(4):
(n.) The commander of a merchant vessel; - usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.
(5):
(n.) A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.
(6):
(n.) One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.
(7):
(n.) One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
(8):
(n.) A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; - formerly used with much more extensive application than now. (a) The employer of a servant. (b) The owner of a slave. (c) The person to whom an apprentice is articled. (d) A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority. (e) The head of a household. (f) The male head of a school or college. (g) A male teacher. (h) The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast. (i) The owner of a docile brute, - especially a dog or horse. (j) The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.
(9):
(n.) A vessel having (so many) masts; - used only in compounds; as, a two-master.
(10):
(n.) A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies.
(11):
(n.) A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced mister, except when given to boys; - sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.
(12):
(v. t.) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.
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Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Master'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/m/master.html. 1828.
