auctorial

[ awk-tawr-ee-uh l, -tohr-, ouk- ]
/ ɔkˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-, ˈaʊk- /

adjective

of, by, or pertaining to an author: auctorial changes made in the manuscript margin; auctorial rights.

Origin of auctorial

1815–25; < Latin auctor author + -ial

Example sentences from the Web for auctorial

  • The auctorial report (which, by the way, is full of common sense) envisages immense changes in the book market.

    Books and Persons |Arnold Bennett
  • Last of all, auctorial pride in the young mans width of shoulder, blended with soft recollections of the time he dandled him.

    Cradock Nowell, Vol. 3 (of 3) |Richard Doddridge Blackmore

British Dictionary definitions for auctorial

auctorial
/ (ɔːkˈtɔːrɪəl) /

adjective

of or relating to an author

Word Origin for auctorial

C19: from Latin auctor author