Definition of MAGISTERIAL

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.

Scrabble Score: 14

magisterial: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
magisterial: 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