auctorial

[ awk-tawr-ee-uhl, -tohr-, ouk- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

of, by, or pertaining to an author:
auctorial changes made in the manuscript margin; auctorial rights.

auctorial

/ ɔːkˈtɔːrɪəl /

1815–25; < Latin auctor author + -ial

C19: from Latin auctor author

The auctorial report (which, by the way, is full of common sense) envisages immense changes in the book market.

Last of all, auctorial pride in the young mans width of shoulder, blended with soft recollections of the time he dandled him.

April 18, 2024petrichor

[pet-ri-kawr]

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