magisterialness en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English magisterial Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English magisterialness From magisterial + -ness.
Meanings
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(uncountable) The quality or state of being magisterial; authoritativeness.
You frequently can't prove what you're saying about someone (just as in real life), so you may be tempted to replace reliance on chapter and verse with the magisterialness that comes from a lifetime of critical thinking and teaching.
2008, Peter Holland, Shakespeare, Sound and Screen, page 380: