masterdom

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UK/ˈmɑːstədəm/US/ˈmæstɚdəm/

noun

Dominion; rule, supremacy.

OriginProto-Germanic *dōmaz ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos ← English master →
First used 15th c.Scrabble 14
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Meanings

nounmasterdom (uncountable)
  1. archaicuncountableDominion; rule, supremacy.First known use 15th c.

    With cruell chaufe their courages they whet, / The maysterdome of each by force to gaine […].

    1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book V, Canto II”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Old Frenchmaistre
  2. Latinmagister
  3. Old Englishmǣġester
  4. Middle Englishmaister
  5. Englishmaster
  6. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰóh₁mos
  8. Proto-Germanic*dōmaz
  9. Englishmasterdom

From master + -dom.

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APA

masterdom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterdom

MLA

“masterdom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterdom. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “masterdom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/masterdom.

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