Master

Master in chancery
an officer of courts of equity, who acts as an assistant to the chancellor or judge, by inquiring into various matters referred to him, and reporting thereon to the court.

Master of arts
one who takes the second degree at a university; also, the degree or title itself, indicated by the abbreviation M. A., or A. M.

Master of the horse
the third great officer in the British court, having the management of the royal stables, etc. In ceremonial cavalcades he rides next to the sovereign.

Master of the rolls
in England, an officer who has charge of the rolls and patents that pass the great seal, and of the records of the chancery, and acts as assistant judge of the court.

Past master
a -	one who has held the office of master in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized. - Bouvier.
b -	a person who is unusually expert, skilled, or experienced in some art, technique, or profession; - usually used with at or of.

The old masters
distinguished painters who preceded modern painters; especially, the celebrated painters of the 16th and 17th centuries.

To be master of one's self
to have entire self-control; not to be governed by passion.

To be one's own master
to be at liberty to act as one chooses without dictation from anybody.

Throughout the city by the master gate.

- Chaucer.

Master joint
(Geol.) a quarryman's term for the more prominent and extended joints traversing a rock mass.

Master key
a key adapted to open several locks differing somewhat from each other; figuratively, a rule or principle of general application in solving difficulties.

Master lode
(Mining) the principal vein of ore.

Master mariner
an experienced and skilled seaman who is certified to be competent to command a merchant vessel.

Master sinew
(Far.) a large sinew that surrounds the hough of a horse, and divides it from the bone by a hollow place, where the windgalls are usually seated.

Master singer
See Mastersinger.

Master stroke
a capital performance; a masterly achievement; a consummate action; as, a master stroke of policy.

Master tap
(Mech.) a tap for forming the thread in a screw cutting die.

Master touch
a -	The touch or skill of a master
b -	Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment. - Pope.

Master work
the most important work accomplished by a skilled person, as in architecture, literature, etc.; also, a work which shows the skill of a master; a masterpiece. - Tatler.

Master workman
a man specially skilled in any art, handicraft, or trade, or who is an overseer, foreman, or employer.

v. t.

To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue.

[imp. & p. p. Mastered ; p. pr. vb. n. Mastering.]

Obstinacy and willful neglects must be mastered, even though it cost blows.

- Locke.

To gain the command of, so as to understand or apply; to become an adept in; as, to master a science.

To own; to posses.

The wealth
That the world masters.

- Shak.

v. i.

To be skillful; to excel.

Noun	1.	master - an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" Synonyms: maestro
	2.	master - a person who has general authority over others Synonyms: overlord, lord
	3.	master - a combatant who is able to defeat rivals Synonyms: victor, superior
	4.	master - directs the work of other
	5.	master - presiding officer of a school Synonyms: headmaster, schoolmaster
	6.	master - an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made Synonyms: master copy, original
	7.	master - an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship Synonyms: sea captain, skipper, captain
	8.	master - someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution
	9.	master - an authority qualified to teach apprentices Synonyms: professional
	10.	master - key that secures entrance everywhere Synonyms: master key, passe-partout, passkey
Verb	1.	master - be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" Synonyms: get the hang
	2.	master - get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" Synonyms: surmount, overcome, subdue, get over
	3.	master - have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" Synonyms: dominate
	4.	master - have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" Synonyms: control

MASTER. This word has several meanings. 1. Master is one who has control over a servant or apprentice. A master stands in relation to his apprentices, in loco parentis, and is bound to fulfill that relation, which the law generally enforces. He is also entitled to be obeyed by his apprentices, as if they were his children. Bouv. Inst. Index, h.t.
     2.-2. Master is one who is employed in teaching children, known generally as a schoolmaster; as to his powers, see Correction.
     3.-3. Master is the name of an officer: as, the ship Benjamin Franklin, whereof A B is master; the master of the rolls; master in chancery, &c.
     4.-4. By master is also understood a principal who employs another to perform some act or do something for him. The law having adopted the maxim of the civil law, qui facit per alium facit per se; the agent is but an instrument, and the master is civilly responsible for the act of his agent, as if it were his own, when he either commands him to do an act, or puts him in a condition, of which such act is a result, or by the absence of due care and control, either previously in the choice of his agent, or immediately in the act itself, negligently suffers him to do an injury. Story, Ag. Sec. 454, note; Noy's Max. c. 44; Salk. 282; 1 East. R. 106; 1 Bos. & Pul. 404; 2 H. Bl. 267; 5 Barn. & Cr. 547; 2 Taunt. R. 314; 4 Taunt. R. 649; Mass. 364, 385; 17 Mass. 479, 509; 1 Pick. 47 5; 4 Watts, 222; 2 Harr. & Gill., 316; 6 Cowen, 189; 8 Pick. 23; 5 Munf. 483. Vide Agent; Agency; Driver; Servant.

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