Noah Webster
Mastership
M'ASTERSHIP, noun Dominion; rule; supreme power.
1. Superiority; preeminence.
Where noble youths for mastership should strive.
2. Chief work; master-piece. [Not used.]
3. Superior skill.
4. Title of respect; in irony.
How now, signor Launce, what new with your mastership
5. The office of president of a college, or other institution.