What does the word magisterial mean?
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MAGISTERIALNESS.
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MAGISTERIALLY.
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Pertaining to a magistrate; authoritative; judicial.
Part of speech: noun
Part of speech: adverb
Part of speech: adjective
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Usage examples for magisterial
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" I wished to see you," Sir Arthur said, in the magisterial tones which were wont to strike terror into the hearts of guilty offenders. – Christina by L. G. Moberly
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And he waved her to a magisterial- looking chair of Jacobean design, with turned legs, sandpapered and immaculate, that stood in the middle of the shop. – The Dwelling Place of Light, Complete by Winston Churchill Last Updated: March 5, 2009
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However, his old- time experiences as a teacher had endowed him with angelic patience, and he was able to maintain a magisterial coolness of manner even when anger was hotly rising within him, and his whole being quivered with a sense of humiliation. – The Fat and the Thin by Emile Zola