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maistries

maistries is the plural of maistry.

Meaning of maistry

Noun

maistry (plural maistries)

  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.

Questions about maistries

What is maistries the plural of?
Maistries is the plural of maistry.

Words near maistries in the dictionary

  1. maistre
  2. maistred
  3. Maistrenko
  4. maistres
  5. maistrie
  6. maistries
  7. maistring
  8. maistry
  9. Maisy
  10. maitake
  11. maitakes

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