magisterial

(măj'ĭ-stîr'ē-əl)
adj.

1. 1. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a master or teacher; authoritative: a magisterial account of the history of the English language.
   2. 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.

[Late Latin magisteriālis, from magisterius, from Latin magister, master, teacher.]

magisterially mag'is·te'ri·al·ly adv.

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adjective

Tending to dictate: authoritarian, bossy, dictatorial, dogmatic, domineering, imperious, masterful, overbearing, peremptory. See over/under.

For a list of words related to magisterial, see:

• Dominant, Stubborn, Proud, or Confident
• Wise, Mature, or Experienced

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - som vedrører en magistrate eller master, myndig, autoritær

Nederlands (Dutch)
autoritair, gezaghebbend, magistraat (s)-

Français (French)
adj. - magistral

Deutsch (German)
adj. - gebieterisch, maßgebend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - δικαστικός, αυταρχικός, από καθέδρας

Italiano (Italian)
magistrale, autoritario

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - magistral, autoritário, dominador

Русский (Russian)
судебный, авторитетный, диктаторский

Español (Spanish)
adj. - magistral, autoritario, de magistrado

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - auktoritativ, som tillkommer en (freds)domare

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
长官的, 有权威的, 严然的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 長官的, 有權威的, 嚴然的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 권위 있는, 거만한, 치안 판사의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 行政長官の, 治安判事の, 権威のある, 高圧的な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متسلط, تسلطي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮של שופט-שלום, של בר-סמכא, סמכותי‬

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