Magistral Definition

măjĭ-strəl
adjective
Magisterial; authoritative.
Webster's New World
From a specific prepared prescription.
Webster's New World
Principal; main.
The magistral line of fortifications.
American Heritage

Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative. [from 16th c.]

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noun
A sovereign medicine or remedy.
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A magistral line.
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Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.

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Other Word Forms of Magistral

Noun

Singular:
magistral
Plural:
magistrals

Origin of Magistral

  • Late Latin magistrālis belonging to a master from Latin magister magistr- former chief officer of a college meg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Middle French magistral, and its source, Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master").

    From Wiktionary

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