What is "master"

Master \Mas"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Mastered; p. pr. vb. n. Mastering.]

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

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

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

3. To own; to posses. [Obs.]

   The wealth That the world masters.
   --Shak.

Master \Mast"er\, n. (Naut.) A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

Master \Mas"ter\ (m[.a]s"t[~e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me`gas. Cf. Maestro, Magister, Magistrate, Magnitude, Major, Mister, Mistress, Mickle.]

1. A male person having another living being so far subject to his will, that he can, in the main, control his or its actions; -- formerly used with much more extensive application than now.

   1. The employer of a servant.

   2. The owner of a slave.

   3. The person to whom an apprentice is articled.

   4. A sovereign, prince, or feudal noble; a chief, or one exercising similar authority.

   5. The head of a household.

   6. The male head of a school or college.

   7. A male teacher.

   8. The director of a number of persons performing a ceremony or sharing a feast.

   9. The owner of a docile brute, -- especially a dog or horse.

   10. The controller of a familiar spirit or other supernatural being.

2. One who uses, or controls at will, anything inanimate; as, to be master of one's time.
   --Shak.

   Master of a hundred thousand drachms.
   --Addison.

   We are masters of the sea.
   --Jowett (Thucyd.).

3. One who has attained great skill in the use or application of anything; as, a master of oratorical art.

   Great masters of ridicule.
   --Macaulay.

   No care is taken to improve young men in their own language, that they may thoroughly understand and be masters of it.
   --Locke.

4. A title given by courtesy, now commonly pronounced m[i^]ster, except when given to boys; -- sometimes written Mister, but usually abbreviated to Mr.

5. A young gentleman; a lad, or small boy.

   Where there are little masters and misses in a house, they are impediments to the diversions of the servants.
   --Swift.

6. (Naut.) The commander of a merchant vessel; -- usually called captain. Also, a commissioned officer in the navy ranking next above ensign and below lieutenant; formerly, an officer on a man-of-war who had immediate charge, under the commander, of sailing the vessel.

7. A person holding an office of authority among the Freemasons, esp. the presiding officer; also, a person holding a similar office in other civic societies. Little masters, certain German engravers of the 16th century, so called from the extreme smallness of their prints. 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. --Bouvier. --Wharton. Past master,

   1. one who has held the office of master in a lodge of Freemasons or in a society similarly organized.

   2. 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. Note: Master, signifying chief, principal, masterly, superior, thoroughly skilled, etc., is often used adjectively or in compounds; as, master builder or master-builder, master chord or master-chord, master mason or master-mason, master workman or master-workman, master mechanic, master mind, master spirit, master passion, etc. 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.

      1. The touch or skill of a master.
         --Pope.

      2. Some part of a performance which exhibits very skillful work or treatment. ``Some master touches of this admirable piece.''
         --Tatler.

         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.

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

Master \Mas"ter\, v. i. To be skillful; to excel. [Obs.]

late Old English mægester "one having control or authority," from Latin magister (n.) "chief, head, director, teacher" (source of Old French maistre, French maître, Spanish and Italian maestro, Portuguese mestre, Dutch meester, German Meister), contrastive adjective ("he who is greater") from magis (adv.) "more," from PIE *mag-yos-, comparative of root *meg- "great" (see mickle). Form influenced in Middle English by Old French cognate maistre. Meaning "original of a recording" is from 1904. In academic senses (from Medieval Latin magister) it is attested from late 14c., originally a degree conveying authority to teach in the universities. As an adjective from late 12c.

early 13c., "to get the better of," from master (n.) and also from Old French maistrier, from Medieval Latin magistrare. Meaning "to reduce to subjugation" is early 15c.; that of "to acquire complete knowledge" is from 1740s. Related: Mastered; mastering.

Etymology 1

1. 1 masterful. 2 main, principal or predominant. 3 Highly skilled. 4 Original. alt. Someone who has control over something or someone. n. Someone who has control over something or someone. v

2. 1 (cx intransitive English) To be a master.(attention en highly ambiguous, master in what sense?) 2 (context transitive English) To become the master of; to subject to one's will, control, or authority; to conquer; to overpower; to subdue. 3 (context transitive English) To learn to a high degree of proficiency. 4 (context transitive obsolete English) To own; to posses. 5 (cx transitive especially of a musical performance English) To make a master copy of. 6 (cx intransitive usually with ''in'' English) To earn a Master's degree. Etymology 2

   n. (context nautical in combination English) A vessel having a specified number of masts.

1. n. an artist of consummate skill; "a master of the violin"; "one of the old masters" [syn: maestro]

2. a person who has general authority over others [syn: overlord, lord]

3. a combatant who is able to defeat rivals [syn: victor, superior]

4. directs the work of other

5. presiding officer of a school [syn: headmaster, schoolmaster]

6. an original creation (i.e., an audio recording) from which copies can be made [syn: master copy, original]

7. an officer who is licensed to command a merchant ship [syn: captain, sea captain, skipper]

8. someone who holds a master's degree from academic institution

9. an authority qualified to teach apprentices [syn: professional]

10. key that secures entrance everywhere [syn: passkey, passe-partout, master key]

1. v. be or become completely proficient or skilled in; "She mastered Japanese in less than two years" [syn: get the hang]

2. get on top of; deal with successfully; "He overcame his shyness" [syn: overcome, get over, subdue, surmount]

3. have dominance or the power to defeat over; "Her pain completely mastered her"; "The methods can master the problems" [syn: dominate]

4. have a firm understanding or knowledge of; be on top of; "Do you control these data?" [syn: control]

Master, masters, and the Master may refer to:

The Master is a fictional character on the action-horror/fantasy television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1997–2003). He is a centuries-old vampire portrayed by Mark Metcalf, determined to open the portal to hell below Sunnydale High School in the fictional town of Sunnydale where the main character Buffy Summers lives. The premise of the series is that Buffy ( Sarah Michelle Gellar) is a Slayer, a teenage girl endowed with superhuman strength and other powers which she uses to kill vampires and other evil beings. Each season of the series Buffy and the small group of family and friends who work with her, nicknamed the Scooby Gang, must defeat an evil force referred to as the Big Bad; the villain is usually trying to bring on an apocalypse. The Master is the first season's Big Bad.

The Master is the head of an ancient order of vampires, a classic Old World villain devoted to ritual and prophecy. He has been entombed beneath Sunnydale for 60 years as the patriarch of a cult posed opposite Buffy, a character who was created to subvert media tropes about frail women falling victim to evil characters. Her youth and insistence on asserting her free will makes her unique in the Master's experience, but he is devoted to fulfilling a prophecy that states he will kill the Slayer and initiate the extermination of all humanity.

Master is an English honorific for boys and young men.

Master is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It forms a trilogy with Omega and Davros to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the show. It features the Seventh Doctor as its main character.

Master is a 1997 Telugu film directed by Suresh Krissna and produced by Allu Aravind. Mega Star Chiranjeevi played the lead role as Sakshi Sivanand, Puneet Issar, and Sathya Prakash played other roles. Music was composed by Deva while cinematography was handled by Chota K. Naidu. This is first movie in the Telugu film industry to have been recorded in dts. Upon the release, the film received highly positive reviews and turned out to be a block buster hit.

Master is a thrash metal band from Russia, founded in 1987 by former members of Aria.

Мастер is the first studio album by Russian thrash metal band Master. It was half-completed by Aria's songs written by Granovsky and Bolshakov, but the rest of the songs were completely different in style. Master turned away from Aria's NWOBHM-like style to speed/ thrash metal. This album has sold over one million copies.

The Master, real name Richard Moreau, is a fictional character and one of the central antagonists that influences the events of the Fallout series of games. A disgusting mass of mutated flesh infused with the computer system of the underground vault in which he resides, The Master is the leader of The Unity and wants to replace the human race that hadn't suffered mutation with his new race of mutants, believing that they will never fight among each other.

He serves as the primary antagonist and final boss in the original Fallout post-apocalyptic role-playing video game and the would-be antagonist of the cancelled game Fallout Online. He was also supposed to be the villain of the Interplay Films' cancelled Fallout film treatment.

The heir apparent or heir presumptive to a Scottish peerage is known as a Master, or Mistress if the heir is female.

The heir's style is The Master of [Peerage] or The Mistress of [Peerage]. If the master is an heir apparent, and the peerage has subsidiary titles that could be used as a courtesy title, then the styling of Master is usually forgone. However, if the person is an heir presumptive, or if the peerage has no subsidiary titles, Master/Mistress is a common styling. However, because the word Mistress is quite archaic, many women choose not to use the style Mistress and instead use the regular styling, e.g. Lady Mary Smith or The Honourable Mary Smith.

Although regarded today as a form of courtesy title, the Mastership is a dignity in its own right, and originally conferred rights of attendance in the Parliament of Scotland. As noblemen, Masters were ineligible for election to the House of Commons of Great Britain for Scottish constituencies: Masters whose elections were declared void on this basis included Lord Johnstone (the Master of Annandale), Lord Haddo (the Master of Aberdeen), Lord Strathnaver (the Master of Sutherland) and the Master of Sinclair. Lord Elcho was excluded from Parliament in 1787 on the grounds that he had become Master of Wemyss, though in fact the peerage was under forfeiture.

People who currently hold the title Master or Mistress:

• Lord Alistair James Montagu Hay, Master of Tweeddale, heir presumptive to the Marquessate of Tweeddale
• Lady Susan Helen of Mar, Mistress of Mar, heiress presumptive to the Earldom of Mar
• Alexander David Erskine, Master of Mar and Kellie, heir presumptive to the Earldom of Mar and Kellie
• James Reginald Drummond, Master of Perth, heir presumptive to the Earldom of Perth
• Geoffrey Charles Murray, Master of Dunmore, heir presumptive to the Earldom of Dunmore
• Lucius Alexander Plantagenet Cary, Master of Falkland, heir apparent to the Viscountcy of Falkland
• John Keith Oxley Arbuthnott, Master of Arbuthnott, heir apparent to the Viscountcy of Arbuthnott
• Neil Malcolm Ross Forbes, Master of Forbes, heir apparent to the Lordship of Forbes
• Katherine Fraser, Mistress of Saltoun, heiress presumptive to the Lordship of Saltoun
• Hugh Alastair Joseph Fraser, Master of Lovat, heir presumptive to the Lordship of Lovat
• Francis Sempill, Master of Sempill, heir apparent to the Lordship of Sempill
• Jago Alexander Elphinstone, Master of Elphinstone, heir presumptive to the Lordship of Elphinstone
• Victoria Bruce-Winkler, Mistress of Burleigh, heiress presumptive to the Lordship of Balfour of Burleigh
• Lewis Edward Palmer, Master of Dingwall, heir apparent to the Lordship of Dingwall (also Great Britain Baron Lucas of Crudwell)
• William Alexander Hugh Napier, Master of Napier, heir apparent to the Lordship of Napier
• Æneas Simon Mackay, Master of Reay, heir apparent to the Lordship of Reay
• Frederick Carmichael Arthur Hamilton, Master of Belhaven, heir apparent to the Lordship of Belhaven and Stenton
• James David William Rollo, Master of Rollo, heir apparent to the Lordship of Rollo
• William Henry Hepburn-Scott, Master of Polwarth, heir apparent to the Lordship of Polwarth

Master is a fictional character from the novel The Master and Margarita by the Russian writer Mikhail Bulgakov.

Master is a death metal band formed in Chicago, USA in 1983 as the band Warcry fell apart. However, the band was put on hold due to internal problems shortly after its inception. Paul Speckmann then formed the band Death Strike, which in 1985 he renamed to Master.

In 1985 Master obtained a record deal with Combat Records and recorded an album, which was not released until 2003 by Displeased Records as Unreleased 1985 album. In 1990 the band was signed by the German label Nuclear Blast Records, who also had contracted Speckmann's other band Abomination.

The actual debut album of Master, titled simply Master, was recorded twice; first with Mittelbrun on guitars and Schmidt on drums. This recording was not accepted by the record company Nuclear Blast. Hence it was re-recorded with Nickeas (drums) and Martinelli (guitar), which was eventually released as the Speckmann Project in 1991. The first recording was released under the name Master in 1990.

In 1991, the second album was released: On the Seventh Day God Created ... Master, featuring Paul Masvidal on lead guitar, followed by the Collection of Souls in 1993 both on Nuclear Blast. Thereafter their record deal ended and Master went on hiatus to find a new record label. Five years layer, Faith Is in Season was released on Pavement Music. Speckmann then focused on several other projects, including the resurrected Abomination and eventually joined the Czech band Krabathor, for which Speckmann relocated to the Czech Republic. In 2002 the next album was released, titled Let's Start a War on System Shock, which also contracted Krabathor. In 2004 Spirit of the West followed. Master then switched labels again, to the German label Twilight Vertrieb and released Four More Years of Terror in 2005. The album Slaves to Society was released in May 2007. The band embarked on a European tour in May and June 2007, followed by yet another tour with Chicago legend Lividity beginning on September 8, 2007 until September 30, 2007. Slaves to Society has been re-released on Ibex Moon Records in Pennsylvania in September 2008. The spring of 2009 found the band touring successfully for 38 days playing 30 shows across the European continent. The US version of Master toured in July 2009 for 21 shows in America.

A Master is judicial officer found in the courts of England and in numerous other jurisdictions based on the common law tradition. A master's jurisdiction is generally confined to civil proceedings and is a subset of that of a judge. Masters are typically involved in hearing motions, case management, dispute resolution or adjudication of specific issues referred by judges. Their functions would otherwise fall to the judges of the court.

Besides the courts of England & Wales, masters may be found in the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, several Caribbean countries and a number of Canadian provinces. Several state courts in the United States utilize masters or similar officers and also make extensive use of special masters.

Judicial officials exercising a master's jurisdiction are in some jurisdictions referred to as Registrars and Deputy Registrars.

The master, or sailing master, was a historic term for a naval officer trained in and responsible for the navigation of a sailing vessel. The rank can be equated to a professional seaman and specialist in navigation, rather than as a military commander.

In the British Royal Navy, the master was originally a warrant officer who ranked with, but after, the lieutenants. The rank became a commissioned officer rank and was renamed to navigating lieutenant in 1867; the rank gradually fell out of use from around c1890 since all lieutenants were required to pass the same exams.

When the United States Navy was formed in 1794, master was listed as one of the warrant officer ranks and ranked between midshipmen and lieutenants. The rank was also a commissioned officer rank from 1837 until it was replaced with the current rank of lieutenant, junior grade in 1883.

A Master (more generically called a Head of House or Head of College) is the head or senior member of a college within a collegiate university, principally in the United Kingdom. The actual title of the head of a college varies widely between institutions.

The role of Master varies significantly between colleges of the same university, and even more so between different universities. However, the Master will often have responsibility for leading the governing body of the college, often acting as a chair of various college committees; for executing the decisions of the governing body through the college's organisational structure, acting as a chief executive; and for representing the college externally, both within the government of the university and further afield often in aid of fund-raising for the college. The nature of the role varies in importance depending on the nature of the collegiate university. At loosely federated universities such as the University of London, each college is self-governing and the head of a college acts much like a vice-chancellor. At more centralised universities where colleges are not independent institutions, a college head will have much less power and responsibility.