mastership
Consummate skill achieved
Mastership is the state or position of being a master—one who has authority, skill, or control.
It can denote a formal title or office: He attained the mastership of the college.
The word also describes the quality of having mastered something, the condition of expert command: Her mastership of the violin was evident in every performance.
Skilled performance level
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- adeptnessHighly developed ability
- prowessOutstanding skill or valor
virtuosity · finesse · dexterity · acumen · specialization · capability · talent · aptitude
Authority to rule
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- controlAuthority to direct
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
- governanceHow authority is exercised
leadership · command · power · rule · supremacy · hegemony · ascendancy · predominance
Skilled manual work quality
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- handiworkHandmade work product
- craftSkilled manual art
- skillAcquired ability through practice
precision · artistry · carpentry · woodworking · metalwork · pottery · weaving · blacksmithing
Guided instruction, oversight
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
- trainingDeveloping abilities through practice
coaching · tutoring · apprenticeship · preceptorship · discipleship · education · supervision · fostering
Unit of measurement
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- credentialProof of qualification
- diplomaAcademic completion document
- certificationAttestation of qualification
academic · postgraduate · university · distinction · honor · rank · designation
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- skillAcquired ability through practice
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- adeptnessHighly developed ability
prowess · virtuosity · finesse · dexterity · acumen · specialization · capability · talent · aptitude · facility
dominion
Authority to rule
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- controlAuthority to direct
- jurisdictionLegal authority's scope
governance · leadership · command · power · rule · supremacy · hegemony · ascendancy · predominance · overlordship
artisanship
Skilled manual work quality
- workmanshipSkill in creating objects
- handiworkHandmade work product
- craftSkilled manual art
skill · precision · artistry · carpentry · woodworking · metalwork · pottery · weaving · blacksmithing · sculpting
tutelage
Guided instruction, oversight
- guidanceAdvice for decisions
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- instructionGuidance for action
training · coaching · tutoring · apprenticeship · preceptorship · discipleship · education · supervision · fostering · nurturing
degree
Unit of measurement
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- credentialProof of qualification
- diplomaAcademic completion document
certification · academic · postgraduate · university · distinction · honor · rank · designation
- leadershipleadership styles, leader, leadership skills, boss, leading
- professional credentialsCPA, certification, bar exam, license, nursing license
mastershipincompetence
Lack of required skill
incompetency · ineptitude · ignorance · unskillfulness · unfamiliarity
mastershipnovicehood
Condition of being new
apprenticeship · inexperience · amateurship · pupilage · studentship
mastershipservitude
Compulsory labor under masters
subordination · apprenticeship · slavery · pupilage · discipleship