Mas"ter*dom (?), n. [Master + -dom.] Dominion; rule; command. [R.]
Shak.
Mas"ter*ful (?), a. 1. Inclined to play the master; domineering;
imperious; arbitrary. Dryden.
2. Having the skill or power of a master; indicating or expressing
power or mastery.
His masterful, pale face.
Mrs. Browning.
Mas"ter*ful*ly, adv. In a masterful manner; imperiously.
A lawless and rebellious man who held lands masterfully and in high
contempt of the royal authority.
Macaulay.
Mas"ter*hood (?), n. The state of being a master; hence, disposition to
command or hector. C. Bronté.
Mas"ter*less, a. Destitute of a master or owner; ungoverned or
ungovernable. -- Mas"ter*less*ness, n.
Mas"ter*li*ness (?), n. The quality or state of being masterly; ability
to control wisely or skillfully.
Mas"ter*ly, a. 1. Suitable to, or characteristic of, a master;
indicating thorough knowledge or superior skill and power; showing a
master's hand; as, a masterly design; a masterly performance; a
masterly policy. "A wise and masterly inactivity." Sir J. Mackintosh.