maître

le maître (FR N-M) master, person who dominates or rules, who can make others do his will; full authority or license; person who owns or disposes of something; person qualified to lead, who directs or oversees; teacher; master artist; director of an atelier; person taken by others as a model; artist or writer who excels in his art; title given to certain people; form of address used instead of Monsieur or Madame when speaking to people in the law profession, professors, or celebrated artists or…