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say it: maj-i-STEE-ree-uhl
magisterial is an adjective meaning "of or relating to a magistrate". It is pronounced /ˌmædʒɪˈstiɹiəl/ — maj-i-STEE-ree-uhl. It carries 3 recorded senses.
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”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for magisterial come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.