Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Master; sir: an appellation given in the middle ages to persons of scientific or literary distinction, equivalent to the modern title of doctor.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun Master; sir: -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.
  • noun The possessor of a master's degree.

Etymologies

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From Latin magister ("a master, chief, head, superior, director, teacher, etc."), from magis ("more or great") + -ter.

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