masterless

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English masterles, maisterles, equivalent to master +‎ -less. Compare Dutch meesterloos (“masterless”), German meisterlos (“masterless”), Icelandic meistaralaus (“masterless”).

Adjective[edit]

masterless (comparative more masterless, superlative most masterless)

  1. Lacking or deprived of a master.

Usage notes[edit]

  • Not the same as "free of a master".

Anagrams[edit]

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