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Master
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master máster màster Mäster mäster
English
Alternative forms
en master
en Massa Mastah slave sense only; AAVE
Pronunciation
en æstə(ɹ) 2
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Master.wav US
Noun
Prepended to a boy's name or surname as a (now somewhat formal) form of address.
en 1995 Barbara Hambly Children of the Jedi 81 "I'm terribly sorry, Master Luke," apologized the droid.
A religious teacher, often as an honorific title.
The title of the head of certain colleges and schools.
A master's degree.
A person holding a master's degree, as a title.
The title of the eldest son of a Scots lord.
en The eldest son of Lord Forbes is known as the Master of Forbes.
The owner of a slave, in some literature.
en BDSM Used as the title of a dominant, especially a male one.
en Mistress Mxtress
Proper noun
en Wicca One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Father and Sage and representing a boy or a young man.
en Maiden
2002, A. J. Drew, Wicca for Couples: Making Magick Together, page 89
...and our Lord as Master, Father, and Sage.
en 2003 A. J. Drew; Patricia Telesco God/Goddess: Exploring and Celebrating the Two Sides of Wiccan Deity http://books.google.com/books?id=JEkf1Cc8Q34C&pg=PA38&dq=Master+and+Maiden+Wicca&hl=en&sa=X&ei=k-t6T4jcKcOuiALG3aBb&ved=0CFIQ6AEwBQ 38 In respect to our Lord (God), these are the less known Master, Father, and Sage.
2009, Debbe Tompkins, Witch School: Living the Wiccan Life, page 18
Master of the Seasons of the Year, I call upon you and ask you to be here with me in this, my ritual.
en banking Mastercard
en.
Derived terms
en Master of the Rolls Master of the Household Master of the Horse Master of the bench Master of foxhounds MEd Chancery Master
Statistics
According to the 2010 United States Census, Master is the 11502nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 2,735 individuals. Master is most common among White (73.16%) individuals.
Anagrams
en aemrst Stamer ramset metras matres mastre maters armets armest termas tamers trémas remast Tamers Stream ramets 'maters stream METARs tremas Amster
en Titles Wicca
Bavarian
Alternative forms
bar Moaster Central
Etymology
bar la-vul la ine-pro
From bar gmh meister, from bar goh meistar, from bar gmw-pro *maistar master.
Pronunciation
bar /ˈmɑːsd̥ɐ/
Noun
m Master East Central
master
bar sports champion
Derived terms
bar Bådemaster Burgermaster Europamaster Fuaßboimaster Hausmaster Konzertmaster Kuchlmaster Wödmaster
German
Etymology
de en master. de Maestro Magister Meister.
Pronunciation
de /ˈmaːstɐ/
de De-Master.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
m
master's degree
master graduate
Declension
m
Derived terms
de Masterprüfung
de Masterstudiengang
See also
de Bachelor
de Diplom
Old Frisian
thumb|Thī Māster.
Etymology
ofs la-vul la
From ofs māster master.
Pronunciation
ofs /ˈmaːster/
Proper noun
m Māster
God, the Lord, the Creator
Inflection
Māster 1
ofs Christianity