magisterial

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.

(maj-uh-STEER-ee-uhl)

adjective
1. Having the characteristics of a master or teacher; authoritative.
2. Domineering or overbearing.
3. Of or relating to a magistrate.

Etymology
From Late Latin magisterialis (of authority), from magisterium, from Latin magister (master), ultimately from Indo-European root meg- (great) that's also the source of words such as magnificent, maharajah, mahatma, master, mistress, maestro, maximum, and magnify

Usage
"'Divination is a very woolly discipline', sniffs Hermione, ever ready with a magisterial put-down." — Anthony Quinn; The Shadowy World of the Sorceror; The Belfast Telegraph (Northern Ireland); Jun 4, 2004.

"Jaap Stam looked magisterial in the Dutch defense." — Peter Berlin; Dutch Last Ones Standing in Penalty Shootout; International Herald Tribune (France); Jun 28, 2004.

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adjective

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

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The adjective has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: of or relating to a magistrate
  Pertains to noun: magistrate (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power
  Synonyms: autocratic, bossy, dominating, high-and-mighty, peremptory

Meaning #3: used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person
  Synonyms: distinguished, imposing

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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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