masterhoodn.
/ˈmɑːstəhʊd/, /ˈmastəhʊd/, U.S. /ˈmæstərˌhʊd/ The condition of being a master; skill or conduct befitting or typical of a master.† good masterhood n. Obsolete patronage; = good mastership n. at good adj., n., adv., and int. Compounds 1c.
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the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun]
avowry1330
lordshipc1405
goodlordship1418
good mastership1428
good masterhood1445
patrocinyc1475
patronage1553
patrocine1590
Maecenatism1606
auspice1611
clientele1611
patrocination1640
favour1692
Maecenasship1816
shefstvo1937
society > authority > [noun] > those in authority > person in authority > condition of
masterheada1400
mastership1455
masterhooda1586
M1591
superiorship1649
superiorate1848
society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > office of
mastership1581
preceptorship1753
instructorship1821
tutorism1844
teachership1846
masterhood1864
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [noun]
gropeOE
sciencea1387
mastery1585
mastership1612
grasp1683
grip1861
masterhood1869
the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skill or knowledge > mastery
mastery?1316
maistricec1390
mastership1559
masterliness1653
mastercraft1707
mistress-ship1819
masterhood1875
maestria1876
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > scholarly knowledge, erudition > intellectual command, mastery > [noun] > skill of a master
mastery?1316
maistricec1390
mastership1559
masterhood1875
1445 J. Clopton in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) II. 89 Thankyng you..of youre gret jentylness and good maystyrhod shewyd on-to me at all tymys.
a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia (1590) i. xii. sig. H5 Who..(like to childish maisters) thinke their masterhood nothing, without doing iniury to them, who [etc.].
1637 Earl of Monmouth tr. V. Malvezzi Romulus & Tarquin 138 A little master-hood seemes enough where there is none at all.
1864 D. W. Thompson Day Dreams of Schoolmaster 289 My masterhood slipt off me like a loose robe.
1869 J. Ruskin Queen of Air (1874) 200 There is entire masterhood of its business up to the required point.
1875 F. H. A. Scrivener 6 Lect. Text New Test. 18 To decipher a double palimpsest calls for the masterhood of a Tischendorf.
1924 J. Marchant Life Dr. J. Clifford ix. 164 It made the Masterhood of Jesus all in all.
1990 A. Danto Encounters & Reflections (1991) 324 One ascends to masterhood through stages, and by presenting a masterpiece to prove one's mastery.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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