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masterling|ˈmɑːstəlɪŋ| Also dial. maisterlin'. [f. master n.1 + -ling1.] †1. One who has the power of a master; a conqueror, a chief. Obs.
c1200Trin. Coll. Hom. 113 Tollite portas, principes, uestras..ȝe maisterlinges of þesternesse openeð ȝiwer gaten. 13..K. Alis. 400 Y have bygete on the a kyng That schal beo Phelippes maisterlyng. a1400–50Alexander 481 A proude feste of princes & dukis, With maisterlingis of Messadone. 2. As diminutive: A petty master.
1869Lonsdale Gloss., Maisterlin', a would-be master, a petty master. 1880L. Fagan Sir A. Panizzi I. 52 Your most benign petty masterling's lawful authority. |