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maistry en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, obsolete) Obsolete form of mastery.
   alt of mastery

maistry en · NOUN · etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi मिस्त्री (mistrī), from Portuguese mestre.

Meanings

1. (India, obsolete) A foreman.
   • Anstruther laughed good-naturedly. “Well, yes, of a kind. I shall take out half a dozen intelligent maistries from our Press and get them to give our villagers instruction when they begin work and when they are in the fields.” 1927, F. E. Penny, chapter 5, in Pulling the Strings:
2. (India, obsolete) Any artisan, such as a cook or a tailor.

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