Magisterial Definition & Meaning
magisterial
- adjective
- of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions"
- offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner"
- used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence"; "she reigned in magisterial beauty"
"Magisterial" in song lyrics
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"Black hand, made man, avanti magisterial"
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"district magisterial"
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"center county district magisterial"
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Words that rhyme with magisterial
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- What does magisterial mean?
- of or relating to a magistrate; "official magisterial functions" offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power; "an autocratic person"; "autocratic behavior"; "a bossy way of ordering others around"; "a rather aggressive and dominating character"; "managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way"; "a swaggering peremptory manner" used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person; "his distinguished bearing"; "the monarch's imposing presence
- What part of speech is magisterial?
- Magisterial is an adjective.
- How many definitions does magisterial have?
- Magisterial has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (adjective).