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Mastery

The position or authority of a master; dominion; command; supremacy; superiority.

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Ascendance 76% connected

Same as Ascendency.

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Ascendancy 76% connected

Alt. of Ascendance

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Ascendency 76% connected

Governing or controlling influence; domination; power.

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Control 76% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Dominance 76% connected

Alt. of Dominancy

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Domination 76% connected

The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway.

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Superiority 76% connected

The quality, state, or condition of being superior; as, superiority of rank; superiority in merit.

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Transcendence 76% connected

Alt. of Transcendency

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Transcendency 76% connected

The quality or state of being transcendent; superior excellence; supereminence.

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Master 74% connected

A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

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Master 74% connected

A vessel having (so many) masts; -- used only in compounds; as, a two-master.

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Synonym 5

Command 92% connected

To order with authority; to lay injunction upon; to direct; to bid; to charge.

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Control 92% connected

A duplicate book, register, or account, kept to correct or check another account or register; a counter register.

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Domination 92% connected

The act of dominating; exercise of power in ruling; dominion; supremacy; authority; often, arbitrary or insolent sway.

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Subordination 92% connected

The act of subordinating, placing in a lower order, or subjecting.

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Supremacy 92% connected

The state of being supreme, or in the highest station of power; highest or supreme authority or power; as, the supremacy of a king or a parliament.

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