master, maister, mayster, meister

& a. [O. Fr. maistre, meistre, from Lat. magister = a master, from the same root as magnus=great; Gr. megas great; Sp. maestre, maestro; Ital. maes tro; Dut. meester; Dan. mester; O. H. Ger. meister; Sw. mästare; Icel. meistar ] IMG:content-0976.png:[blocks in formation] "If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of the household."Matthew x. 25. (3) A teacher, a profe or; the founder or chief of a sect. (4) One who has po e ion and the power of using or controlling at pleasure; an owner, a proprietor. (5) One who can control or direct at pleasure. "Men at some time are masters of their fates." Shakesp.: Julius Cæsar, i. 2. 2. A respectful title of addre ; now seldom used except by an inferior to a superior, or to a boy, the form now used being mister (q. v.). "The Pharisees answered, saying, Master , we would see a sign from thee." - Matthew xii. 38. 3. A young gentleman. "Where there are little masters and mi es in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.'" -Swift: Directions to Servants. 4. One who has attained eminence or perfect skill in any occupation, art, science, or pursuit; a man eminently skilled in the exercise of any power, mental or physical, natural or acquired. 5. A title of dignity. IMG:content-0977.png:[blocks in formation] (2) In law, a title; as, the Master of the Rolls, a Master in Chancery. "Indictments were preferred against the suitors, the solicitors, the counsel, and even a master in chancery, for having incurred a præmunire by questioning in a court of equity a judgment in the court of King's Bench, obtained by gro fraud and imposition.' -Black stone: Comment., bk. iii., ch. 2. (3) The head of certain corporations, societies, or guilds; as, the Master of Balliol, the Master of the Goldsmiths' Company, the Master of a Masonic Lodge, . II. Technically : 1. Art : master