1709 R. Steele No. 17. ⁋2 He is a Poet, and Merchant, which is seen in Two Master-Words, Credit Blossoms.
1871 M. Arnold in July 32 The word ‘righteousness’ is the master-word of the Old Testament.
1976 G. C. Spivak in J. Derrida p. lxxi He [sc. Derrida] does not hold on to a single conceptual master-word for very long.