mastery

Meaning

  1. The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.
  2. Superiority in war or competition; victory; triumph; preeminence.
  3. The act or process of mastering; the state of having mastered; expertise.
  4. (obsolete) A contest for superiority.
  5. (obsolete) A masterly operation; a feat.
  6. (obsolete) The philosopher's stone.

Frequency

24k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈmɑːs.t(ə.)ɹi/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English maistery, maistrie, mastere, mastry, from Old French maistrie, equivalent to master + -y.

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