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mag·is·te·ri·al / ˌmajəˈsti(ə)rēəl/ • adj. 1. having or showing great authority: a magisterial pronouncement. ∎  domineering; dictatorial: he dropped his somewhat magisterial style of questioning.2. relating to or conducted by a magistrate. ∎  (of a person) holding the office of a magistrate.DERIVATIVES: mag·is·te·ri·al·ly adv.

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magisterial pert. to a master or magistrate. XVII. — medL. magisteriālis, f. late L. magisterius, f. L. magister MASTER; see -IAL.

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