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auctorial

[awk-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-, ouk-]

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adjective

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

Origin of auctorial

1815–25; < Latin auctor author + -ial

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Examples from the Web for auctorial

Historical Examples of auctorial

The auctorial report (which, by the way, is full of common sense) envisages immense changes in the book market.
Books and Persons
Arnold Bennett
Last of all, auctorial pride in the young mans width of shoulder, blended with soft recollections of the time he dandled him.
Cradock Nowell, Vol. 3 (of 3)
Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for auctorial

auctorial

adjective

of or relating to an author

Word Origin for auctorial

C19: from Latin auctor author

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