magistral

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A glance at any of the plans that have already been shown will show that hitherto the crests of parapets had always been traced parallel to the escarp or magistral line.

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

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

Mr. S. Lane-Poole has contracted to "do" a life of Lord Stratford, and, ergo, he condemns me in magistral tone and a style of uncalled-for impertinence, to act as his "advt."

From The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 16 by Burton, Richard Francis, Sir

He had the honor and glory of introducing into Holland the "procede magistral" of Rubens and his school.

From Vanished towers and chimes of Flanders by Edwards, George Wharton

There was, of course, the element of respect in this gesture—the implication that the magistral chair of Sun Yat-sen was too high a place for any common man to sit.

From The Political Doctrines of Sun Yat-sen: An Exposition of the San Min Chu I by Linebarger, Paul Myron Anthony