magistery

[ maj-uh-ster-ee, -stuh-ree ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural mag·is·ter·ies.

an agency or substance, as in alchemy, to which faculties of healing, transformation, etc., are ascribed.
Obsolete. mastership.

magistery

/ ˈmædʒɪstərɪ; -trɪ /

an agency or substance, such as the philosopher's stone, believed to transmute other substances
any substance capable of healing

1490–1500; < Latin magisterium, equivalent to magister master + -ium -ium

C16: from Medieval Latin magisterium, from Latin: mastery, from magister master

He answered, 'Their writings are only to be understood by the adepts, without whom no student can prepare this magistery.

April 19, 2024tortuous

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