magisterial

C2+ Topic:Law & Government

US /ˌmædʒɪˈstɪriəl/ UK /ˌmædʒɪˈstɪəriəl/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

adj
having an air of authority; authoritative and commanding

She gave a magisterial summary of the entire field.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · having an air of authority;... authoritative commanding masterful imperious dictatorial domineering

Opposites

submissive deferential servile meek

Word family

Forms magisterially

Derived forms magisterially

Related forms magistrate magister master

Etymology

From Medieval Latin magisterialis, from Late Latin magisterius, from Latin magister ('master, teacher'), from magis ('more'), related to magnus ('great').

magister Latin magnus Latin *meg- Proto-Indo-European

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Topics

Law & Government Word Formation & Derivatives

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# magisterial

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /ˌmædʒɪˈstɪriəl/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌmædʒɪˈstɪəriəl/

## Meanings
1. having an air of authority; authoritative and commanding

## Examples
- She gave a magisterial summary of the entire field.

## Synonyms
- authoritative
- commanding
- masterful
- imperious
- dictatorial
- domineering

## Antonyms
- submissive
- deferential
- servile
- meek

## Derived Forms
- magisterially

## Related Forms
- magistrate
- magister
- master

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: magister
- Root: magnus
- Root: *meg-

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin magisterialis, from Late Latin magisterius, from Latin magister ('master, teacher'), from magis ('more'), related to magnus ('great').

## AI Etymology
Magisterial comes from Medieval Latin magisterialis, from Late Latin magisterius, from Latin magister ('master, teacher'), from magis ('more'), related to magnus ('great'). The etymological trail includes Latin magister, Latin magnus, Proto-Indo-European *meg-. The same word family includes magisterially, magistrate, magister, master. Its current adjective use means "having an air of authority; authoritative and commanding".

## Topics
- Law & Government
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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