M'ASTERSHIP, noun Dominion; rule; supreme power.

1. Superiority; preeminence.

Where noble youths for mastership should strive.

2. Chief work; master-piece. [Not used.]

3. Superior skill.

4. Title of respect; in irony.

How now, signor Launce, what new with your mastership

5. The office of president of a college, or other institution.