Definition of "magistral" [mag•is•tral]

• Of or relating to a magistrate; magisterial. (adjective)
• Prepared as specified by a physician's prescription. Used of medicine. (adjective)
• Principal; main: the magistral line of fortifications. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "And therefore the most real diversity of method is of method referred to use, and method referred to progression: whereof the one may be termed magistral, and the other of probation."
• "La sala Emili Vives del Consell Comarcal del Montsià estava plena de gom a gom, disposada a escoltar el que fou una sessió magistral sobre el nou món social i participatiu a internet, centrat en la política però extrapolable a tots els camps vitals de tots nosaltres."
• "La actitud de CNN en Español el domingo 28 cubriendo el golpe de Estado en Honduras es una clase magistral para estudiantes acerca del periodismo que desprestigia la profesión."