magisterial
magisterial Lexical Profile
magisterial Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
Having or showing great authority, thorough scholarship, and commanding mastery of a subject.
"The historian spent a decade researching his magisterial three-volume biography of the prime minister."
Domineering, dictatorial, or overbearing in manner.
"With a magisterial wave of his hand, the director dismissed all objections from the board."
Relating to or conducted by a magistrate or the office of a magistrate.
"The municipal reorganization transferred several minor civil disputes to the local magisterial court."
Word Nuance & Usage
'Magisterial' usually means authoritative, masterful, or commanding (or occasionally overbearing), whereas 'magistratial' is the rarer technical adjective relating strictly to a judicial magistrate.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the early 17th century from Late Latin 'magisterialis', from Latin 'magisterius' (pertaining to a master), derived from 'magister' (master, chief, or teacher).