magisterialness

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

magisterial +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

magisterialness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or state of being magisterial; authoritativeness.
    • 2008, Peter Holland, Shakespeare, Sound and Screen, page 380:
      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.