Magistral
/ˈmadʒɪstɹəl/ adj, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A sovereign medicine or remedy. countable, uncountable
- 2 A magistral line. countable
- 3 Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America. uncountable
Adjective
- 1 Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative.
"[Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations."
- 2 Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. obsolete
- 3 Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.
Example
More examples"[Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations."
Etymology
From Middle French magistral, and its source, Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master”). Doublet of mistral.