1897: minister and master Feb 24, 2020

We probably all think of both 'master' and 'minister' as authoritative roles, but this has not always been the case. Namely with the case of 'minister' this is true, as it originally meant 'servant', sharing a root with the word 'minus'. 'Master' is the opposite of that in some ways, being a doublet with 'magistrate' meaning 'leader' from a Latin root meaning 'more'.

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