| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| magisterial |
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| SYLLABICATION: | mag·is·te·ri·al |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  m j  -stîr  - l |
| ADJECTIVE: | 1a. 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. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Late Latin magisteri lis, from magisterius, from Latin magister, master, teacher. See meg- in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | magis·teri·al·ly —ADVERB
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| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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