magistral

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The line of the escarp is called the magistral line since it regulates the trace.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

Sonata No. 7, Opus 64; Sonata No. 8, Opus 66; Sonata No. 9, Opus 68; and Sonata No. 10, Opus 70; are perhaps the most magistral.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul

If he was less accomplished, less resourceful and magistral an artist than Strawinsky, for instance, whom he resembles in a certain general way, he was at least a more human, a more passionate being.

From Musical Portraits Interpretations of Twenty Modern Composers by Rosenfeld, Paul

A similar brief was sent on the 17th of October, to the Bishop of Jaen, the magistral canon of Toledo, and Professor Mancio.

From The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII. by Llorente, Juan Antonio

His descriptions have the magistral ampleness of a gesture indicating the sweep of a vast horizon. 

From Notes on Life and Letters by Conrad, Joseph