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   magisterial

   /ˌmadʒɪˈstɪərɪəl/

   adjective

   • 1. having or showing great authority: "a magisterial pronouncement" Similar authoritativemasterfullordlyjudge-like
   • ▪ domineering; dictatorial: "he dropped his somewhat magisterial style of questioning" Similar domineeringdictatorialautocraticimperiousbossyoverbearingperemptorypompousloftyoverweeninghigh-handedarroganthaughtyconfidentself-confidentoverconfidentsuperciliouspatronizingOpposite hesitanttentative
   • 2. relating to a magistrate: "magisterial districts"
   • ▪ (of a person) holding the office of a magistrate: "magisterial officers"

   Word Origin early 17th century: from medieval Latin magisterialis, from late Latin magisterius, from Latin magister ‘master’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. magisterially adverb

   Scrabble Points: 14

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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › magisterialMagisterial Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of MAGISTERIAL is of, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative. How to use magisterial in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Magisterial.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishMAGISTERIAL | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   having or seeming to have complete authority: his magisterial presence. Jenkins's magisterial biography of Gladstone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling and being in charge. aggrandize. assert your authority. assume. assumption. authoritative. cynical. get the better of someone idiom.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryMAGISTERIAL | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   having or seeming to have complete authority: his magisterial presence. Jenkins's magisterial biography of Gladstone. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Controlling and being in charge. aggrandize. assert your authority. assume. assumption. authoritative. cynical. get the better of someone idiom.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › magisterialMAGISTERIAL Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   Magisterial definition: of, relating to, or befitting a master; of importance or consequence; authoritative; weighty. See examples of MAGISTERIAL used in a sentence.

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishMAGISTERIAL definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   1. commanding; authoritative. 2. domineering; dictatorial. 3. of or relating to a teacher or person of similar status. 4. of or relating to a magistrate. Collins English Dictionary.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › magisterialMagisterial - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance. adjective. offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power. “managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way” synonyms: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, peremptory. domineering. tending to domineer. Cite this entry.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › english › magisterialmagisterial adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

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   Definition of magisterial adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.