Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

masterfast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mas-ter-fast
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Bound to a master

Archaic

Example Sentences

"I will not make me masterfast with my Lord of Norfolk nor with none other till I speak with you; and ye think it be to be done get me a master."
"Two gentlemen claimed they could get no justice at the Northampton assizes against Empson's steward John Seyton, who was 'greatly masterfast and friended in the said court' through Empson's 'supportation and assurance', […]"

Etymology

From Middle English masterfast, mastyrfast, equivalent to master + fast.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: masterfast

Usage

Archaic

Inflected Forms

more masterfast (comparative) most masterfast (superlative)

Questions

What does masterfast mean?: Bound to a master
Where does masterfast come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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