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Magister [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Master; sir; -- a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.

Magisterial [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1828

1. Pertaining to a master; such as suits a master; authoritative.

2. Proud; lofty; arrogant; imperious; domineering.

3. Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words and magisterial looks for current payment.

4. In chimistry, pertaining to magistery, which see.

Magisterial [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Of or pertaining to a master or magistrate, or one in authority; having the manner of a magister; official; commanding; authoritative. Hence: Overbearing; dictatorial; dogmatic.

2. Pertaining to, produced by, or of the nature of, magistery. See Magistery, 2.

Magisteriality [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Magisterialness; authoritativeness.

Magisterially [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1828

With the air of a master; arrogantly; authoritatively.

Magisterially [Adverb] Webster's Dictionary 1913

In a magisterial manner.

Magisterialness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

The air and manner of a master; haughtiness; imperiousness; peremptoriness.

Magisterialness [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

The quality or state of being magisterial.

Magistery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

Among chimists, a precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; usually applied to particular kinds of precipitate, as that of bismuth, coal, crab's eyes, sulphur, etc.

Magistery [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy.

2. A magisterial injunction.

3. A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery of bismuth.