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mastery

mas·ter·y

Today it means: The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority. Full definition →

Middle English maistery ← Old French maistrie

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Old French · derived frommaistrie
Middle English · inherited frommaistery
English todaymastery

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

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.