- Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master or teacher; authoritative: a magisterial account of the history of the English language.
- Sedately dignified in appearance or manner: “She would appear on the porch and reign over the street in magisterial beauty” (Harper Lee).
- Dogmatic; overbearing: expounded on official protocol in magisterial tones.
- Of or relating to a magistrate or a magistrate's official functions.
[Late Latin magisteriālis, from magisterius, from Latin magister, master, teacher.]
magisterially mag'is·te'ri·al·ly adv.






