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magisterialness

magisterialness noun: the quality or state of being magisterial; authoritativeness.

Noun

magisterialness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being magisterial; authoritativeness.
    • You frequently can't prove what you're saying about someone (just as in real life), so you may be tempted to replace reliance on chapter and verse with the magisterialness that comes from a lifetime of critical thinking and teaching.2008, Peter Holland, Shakespeare, Sound and Screen, page 380

Origin of magisterialness

From magisterial + -ness.

Questions about magisterialness

What does magisterialness mean?
Magisterialness means the quality or state of being magisterial; authoritativeness.
What part of speech is magisterialness?
Magisterialness is a noun.

Words near magisterialness in the dictionary

  1. magister juris
  2. magisteria
  3. magisterial
  4. magisteriality
  5. magisterially
  6. magisterialness
  7. magisteries
  8. magisteriology
  9. magisterium
  10. magisteriums
  11. magisters

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