magistery

[ maj-uh-ster-ee, -stuh-ree ]

noun

, plural mag·is·ter·ies.

1. an agency or substance, as in alchemy, to which faculties of healing, transformation, etc., are ascribed.
2. Obsolete. mastership.

magistery

/ -trɪ; ˈmædʒɪstərɪ /

noun

1. an agency or substance, such as the philosopher's stone, believed to transmute other substances
2. any substance capable of healing

Word History and Origins

Origin of magistery¹

1490–1500; < Latin magisterium, equivalent to magister master + -ium -ium

Word History and Origins

Origin of magistery¹

C16: from Medieval Latin magisterium, from Latin: mastery, from magister master

Example Sentences

He answered, 'Their writings are only to be understood by the adepts, without whom no student can prepare this magistery.

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