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maistering

maistering is the present participle and gerund of maister.

Meaning of maister

Verb

maister (third-person singular simple present maisters, present participle maistering, simple past and past participle maistered)

  1. (dialectal) To master; to gain control over.
    • D'ye think I am to be John Tamson's man, and maistered by women a' the days o' my life ?1851, Sir Walter Scott, The Tale of Old Mortality

Questions about maistering

What is maistering the present participle and gerund of?
Maistering is the present participle and gerund of maister.

Words near maistering in the dictionary

  1. maisons de tolérance
  2. Maisons-Alfort
  3. maist
  4. maister
  5. maistered
  6. maistering
  7. maisters
  8. maistery
  9. maistre
  10. maistred
  11. Maistrenko

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