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▪ I. maistry Indian.|ˈmeɪstrɪ|
Also maistri, mistry.
[Hindī mistrī, corruption of Pg. mestre master.]
A master-workman, a foreman; applied also to a skilled workman, e.g. a cook, a tailor.
1798Wellington in Owen Mrq. Wellesley's Desp. (1877) 765 These are to be had in any number by making advances to the bullock owners or maistries. 1849E. B. Eastwick Dry Leaves 135 The head maistri, or builder, had discovered..that some of the workmen had deserted. 1880C. R. Markham Peruv. Bark 362 The usual method of obtaining labourers is to employ a native maistry, who engages to enlist a fixed number of coolies.
▪ II. maistry(e, maistur
obs. ff. mastery, master. |