magistral

[ maj-uh-struhl ]

adjective

1. Pharmacology. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion, as a remedy. Compare officinal ( def 1 ).
2. Fortification. principal; main.
3. magisterial ( def 1 ).

noun

1. magistral line.

magistral

/ məˈdʒɪstrəl; ˌmædʒɪˈstrætɪkəlɪ; ˌmædʒɪˈstrælɪtɪ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or characteristic of a master
2. See officinal
   obsolete.
   pharmacol made up according to a special prescription Compare officinal
3. fortifications determining the location of other fortifications

   the magistral line

noun

1. a fortification in a determining position

Derived Forms

• magistrality, noun
• magistratically, adverb

Other Words From

• magis·trali·ty noun
• magis·tral·ly mag·is·trat·i·cal·ly [maj-, uh, -, strat, -ik-lee], adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of magistral¹

1565–75; < Latin magistrālis of a master, equivalent to magist ( e ) r master + -ālis -al ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of magistral¹

C16: from Latin magistrālis concerning a master, from magister master

Example Sentences

An addition of quicklime counteracts the injurious effect of too much magistral, by decomposing the resulting sulphate of copper.

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Your B-minor sonata, however unsatisfactory its actual quality, remains one of the magistral works of the sort.

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With this his magistral work a new chapter of music commences, the spiritualization of the new body of man is manifest.

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The line of the escarp is called the magistral line since it regulates the trace.

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He had the honor and glory of introducing into Holland the "procede magistral" of Rubens and his school.

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Related Words

• arbitrary
• recommended