magistral

[ maj-uh-struh l ]
/ ˈmædʒ ə strəl /
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adjective

Pharmacology. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion, as a remedy. Compare officinal(def 1).
Fortification. principal; main.
magisterial(def 1).

noun

magistral line.

Origin of magistral

1565–75; < Latin magistrālis of a master, equivalent to magist(e)r master + -ālis -al1

OTHER WORDS FROM magistral

mag·is·tral·i·ty, noun mag·is·tral·ly, mag·is·trat·i·cal·ly [maj-uh-strat-ik-lee] /ˌmædʒ əˈstræt ɪk li/, adverb

Words nearby magistral

maginot line, magisterial, magisterium, magistery, magistracy, magistral, magistral line, magistrate, magistrate's court, magistrates' court, maglemosean

Words related to magistral

recommended, arbitrary, ethical, prescriptive, thetic, thetical

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British Dictionary definitions for magistral

magistral
/ (məˈdʒɪstrəl) /

adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of a master
pharmacol obsolete made up according to a special prescription Compare officinal
fortifications determining the location of other fortifications the magistral line

noun

a fortification in a determining position

Derived forms of magistral

magistrality (ˌmædʒɪˈstrælɪtɪ), noun magistratically (ˌmædʒɪˈstrætɪkəlɪ), adverb

Word Origin for magistral

C16: from Latin magistrālis concerning a master, from magister master

Medical definitions for magistral

magistral
[ măj′ĭ-strəl ]

adj.

Prepared as specified by a physician's prescription. Used of medicine.