magisterial
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or befitting a master; of importance or consequence; authoritative; weighty.
a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
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imperious; domineering.
a magisterial tone of command.
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of or befitting a magistrate or the office of a magistrate.
The judge spoke with magisterial gravity.
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of the rank of a magistrate.
magisterial standing.
adjective
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commanding; authoritative
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domineering; dictatorial
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of or relating to a teacher or person of similar status
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of or relating to a magistrate
Other Word Forms
- magisterially adverb
- magisterialness noun
- unmagisterial adjective
Etymology
Origin of magisterial
First recorded in 1625–35; from Late Latin magisteriālis “pertaining to a teacher or magistrate” (equivalent to Latin magister “magistrate, teacher, master” + -ālis ); master, -al 1
Example Sentences
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Brown, the leading authority on Price, died in 2017, before she could fully integrate the new discoveries into her magisterial biography that was published in 2020.
From New York Times
The participants all showed up as virtual avatars, including Judge Maria Quinones Triana, whose character was wearing black magisterial robes.
From Washington Times
The Haydn is magisterial but tender; the Britten, blistering and articulate.
From New York Times
He said that when the board of supervisors decided to change the magisterial name altogether, the board aligned its plans with the district.
From Washington Post
He has given the Morgenthaus the magisterial book treatment; his work, a decade in the making, clocks in at nearly 1,000 pages of text.
From Washington Post
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