magisterial
of, relating to, or befitting a master; of importance or consequence; authoritative; weighty: a magisterial pronouncement by the director of the board.
imperious; domineering: a magisterial tone of command.
of or befitting a magistrate or the office of a magistrate: The judge spoke with magisterial gravity.
of the rank of a magistrate: magisterial standing.
Origin of magisterial
1Other words from magisterial
- mag·is·te·ri·al·ly, adverb
- mag·is·te·ri·al·ness, noun
- un·mag·is·te·ri·al, adjective
Words that may be confused with magisterial
- magisterial , magistrate, majestic
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How to use magisterial in a sentence
Miss Vane said magisterially, her eyes bent full on the ragged girl's dark face.
A Life Sentence | Adeline SergeantThe Squire sat magisterially in his elbow-chair, and Nance and her father told their tale, precisely as I had told it before them.
The Yeoman Adventurer | George W. GoughBohun places himself magisterially in the centre of the group, near the corner of the table on Mrs. Clandon's side.
You Never Can Tell | George Bernard Shaw"Canova was by no means equal to Stickleback," said Mr Bristles magisterially.
It has been magisterially disassociated by M. Gaston Paris, and is now nothing but nonsense.
Decadence and Other Essays on the Culture of Ideas | Remy de Gourmont
British Dictionary definitions for magisterial
/ (ˌmædʒɪˈstɪərɪəl) /
commanding; authoritative
domineering; dictatorial
of or relating to a teacher or person of similar status
of or relating to a magistrate
Origin of magisterial
1Derived forms of magisterial
- magisterially, adverb
- magisterialness, noun
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