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magistery

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

noun

, plural mag·is·ter·ies.
  1. an agency or substance, as in alchemy, to which faculties of healing, transformation, etc., are ascribed.
  2. Obsolete. mastership.


magistery

/ -trɪ; ˈmædʒɪstərɪ /

noun

  1. an agency or substance, such as the philosopher's stone, believed to transmute other substances
  2. any substance capable of healing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of magistery1

1490–1500; < Latin magisterium, equivalent to magister master + -ium -ium
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Word History and Origins

Origin of magistery1

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

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

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