• Censorial

    Pronunciation

    • US IPA: /ËŒsÉ›nˈsÉ”riÉ™l/

    Full definition of censorial

    Adjective

    censorial

    1. relating to a censor
      • 1749, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, Letters to His SonNothing less than the relation between you and me can possibly authorize that freedom; but fortunately for you, my parental rights, joined to my censorial powers, give it me in its fullest extent, and my concern for you will make me exert it.
      • 1888, Edward Bellamy, Looking Backward, 2000 to 1887The printing department has no censorial powers. It is bound to print all that is offered it, ...
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