Magisterial

maj-is-tē′ri-al, adj. pertaining or suitable to a master: in the manner of a master: of the rank of a magistrate: authoritative: proud: dignified.— n. Magis′ter , master.— adv. Magistē′rially .— ns. Magistē′rialne ; Magistē′rium , an authoritative statement; Mag′istery , a term in alchemy for various preparations, esp. a precipitate of bismuth: any sovereign remedy: a mandate. [L. magister i us — magister , a master— mag , root of L. magnus , great.]