MAGISTRAL


Meaning of MAGISTRAL in English

I. -strəl adjective

Etymology: Late Latin magistralis, from Latin magistr-, magister + -alis -al

1. : of, relating to, or characteristic of a master : authoritative , magisterial 1a

the magistral order, accuracy, and clarity of the physical sciences themselves — Lewis Mumford

she has the dignity, the magistral presence, of an heroic figure of tragedy — New Republic

2.

a. : concocted or prescribed by a physician to meet the needs of a particular case — opposed to officinal

b. obsolete : effectual , sovereign

II. noun

( -s )

obsolete : a sovereign medicine

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.