adjective
- Pharmacology. prescribed or prepared for a particular occasion, as a remedy.Compare officinal(def 1).
- Fortification. principal; main.
- magisterial(def 1).
noun
- magistral line.
adjective
- of, relating to, or characteristic of a master
- pharmacol obsolete made up according to a special prescriptionCompare officinal
- fortifications determining the location of other fortificationsthe magistral line
noun
- a fortification in a determining position
adj.1570s, from Latin magistralis “of a master,” from magister “chief, director” (see master (n.)). adj.
- Prepared as specified by a physician’s prescription. Used of medicine.