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flockmaster

noun

Etymology

From flock + master.

  1. derived from maistre
  2. derived from *méǵh₂s✻
  3. derived from magester
  4. derived from magister — “chief, teacher, leader”
  5. inherited from mǣster
  6. inherited from maister
  7. compounded as flockmaster — “flock + master”

Definitions

  1. A head shepherd.

    • The shepherds, however, had to have their meals separately during the day, but their evening meal together with the flockmaster. The shepherds should be under the supervision of an older and more experienced flockmaster […]

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