Magistral

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ˈmadʒɪstɹəl/

Origin

From Middle French magistral, and its source, Latin magistrālis, from magister ("master").

Full definition of magistral

Adjective

1. Pertaining to or befitting a master; authoritative. from 16th c.
• 1982, Lawrence Durrell, Constance, Faber & Faber 2004 (Avignon Quintet), p. 889:Toby opened the game with a magistral flourish.
2. (obsolete, pharmacology) Sovereign (of a remedy); extremely effective. 16th-17th c.
3. (pharmacology) Formulated extemporaneously, or for a special case; opposed to officinal, and said of prescriptions and medicines. from 16th c.

Noun

1. A sovereign medicine or remedy.
2. A magistral line.
3. Powdered copper pyrites used in the amalgamation of ores of silver, as at the Spanish mines of Mexico and South America.----