magisterial

mag·is·te·ri·al

M0026400 (măj′ĭ-stîr′ē-əl)adj.1. a. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master or teacher; authoritative: a magisterial account of the history of the English language.b. Sedately dignified in appearance or manner: "She would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty" (Harper Lee).2. Dogmatic; overbearing: expounded on official protocol in magisterial tones.3. Of or relating to a magistrate or a magistrate's official functions.

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[Late Latin magisteriālis, from magisterius, from Latin magister, master, teacher; see meg- in Indo-European roots.]

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mag′is·te′ri·al·ly adv.

magisterial

(ˌmædʒɪˈstɪərɪəl) adj1. commanding; authoritative2. domineering; dictatorial3. of or relating to a teacher or person of similar status4. (Law) of or relating to a magistrate[C17: from Late Latin magisteriālis, from magister master] ˌmagisˈterially adv ˌmagisˈterialness n

mag•is•te•ri•al

(ˌmædʒ əˈstɪər i əl)

adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or befitting a master; authoritative. 2. imperious; domineering: a magisterial tone. 3. of, pertaining to, or befitting a magistrate or the office or rank of a magistrate. [1625–35; < Late Latin magisteriālis; see magisterium, -al¹] mag`is•te′ri•al•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	magisterial - of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions"
	2.	magisterial - offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"autocratic, bossy, high-and-mighty, peremptory, dominatingdomineering - tending to domineer
	3.	magisterial - used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"distinguished, imposing, granddignified - having or expressing dignity; especially formality or stateliness in bearing or appearance; "her dignified demeanor"; "the director of the school was a dignified white-haired gentleman"

magisterial

adjective authoritative, lordly, commanding, masterful, imperious his magisterial voice and bearing
shy, humble, submissive, subservient, diffident, deferential, servile, wimpish or wimpy (informal)

magisterial

adjectiveTending to dictate:authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, imperious, masterful, overbearing, peremptory.

Translations

autoritario