magisterial
Adjective
- of or relating to a magistrate
- "official magisterial functions"
Adjective Satellite
- offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
- "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
- "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
Adj
- Befitting the status or skill of a magister or master; authoritative, masterly.
- Of or pertaining to a master, magistrate, the magisterium, or one in authority.
- Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery.
Origin / Etymology
From Late Latin magisterialis, from Latin magisterium.
Synonyms
autocratic, bossy, distinguished, dominating, grand, high-and-mighty, imposing, peremptory
Scrabble Score: 14
magisterial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordmagisterial: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
magisterial: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 17
magisterial: valid Words With Friends Word