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magistral

  • /ˈmæ.dʒɪs.tɹəl/ US, UK

Rhymes with -ædʒɪstɹəl

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Borrowed from Middle French magistral, from Latin magistrālis, from magister (“master, teacher”) + -ālis. Doublet of mistral.

adjective more magistral · most magistral

  1. Of, relating to, or befitting a master; authoritative. [Y]ou live on a magistral hill in a venerable mansion, not to speak of governmental rations.
  2. obsolete Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective.
  3. Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines.

noun magistrals

  1. countable, uncountable A sovereign medicine or remedy.
  2. countable A magistral line.
  3. uncountable 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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"magistral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/magistral. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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magistral. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/magistral

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"magistral." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/magistral.

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@misc{magistral_2026,
  title = {magistral},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/magistral},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}