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mag⋅is⋅te⋅ri⋅al

  [maj-uh-steer-ee-uhl]
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–adjective
1. of, pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative; weighty; of importance or consequence: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
2. imperious; domineering: a magisterial tone of command.
3. of or befitting a magistrate or the office of a magistrate: The judge spoke with magisterial gravity.
4. of the rank of a magistrate: magisterial standing.
Origin:
1625–35; < LL magisteriālis; see magisterium, -al 1

Related forms:
mag⋅is⋅te⋅ri⋅al⋅ly, adverb
mag⋅is⋅te⋅ri⋅al⋅ness, noun
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mag·is·te·ri·al   (māj'ĭ-stîr'ē-əl)   
adj.  

    1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master or teacher; authoritative: a magisterial account of the history of the English language.

    2. Sedately dignified in appearance or manner: "She would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty" (Harper Lee).

  2. Dogmatic; overbearing: expounded on official protocol in magisterial tones.

  3. Of or relating to a magistrate or a magistrate's official functions.


[Late Latin magisteriālis, from magisterius, from Latin magister, master, teacher; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]
mag'is·te'ri·al·ly adv.
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