| magistery | 1. Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy. 2. A magisterial injunction. 3. <chemistry> A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery of bismuth. Origin: L. Magisterium the office of a chief, president, director, tutor. See Magistrate. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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