magisterial

mag·is·te·ri·al  (mj-stîr-l)

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

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magis·teri·al·ly adv.

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magisterial

Adjective

1. commanding and authoritative

2. of a magistrate [Latin magister master]

magisterially 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, dominating domineering - 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, grand dignified - 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"

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magisterial

adjective authoritative, lordly, commanding, masterful, imperious << OPPOSITE subservient