dɪsˈtɪŋɡwɪʃt ɪmˈpoʊzɪŋ ɪmˈpəʊzɪŋ madʒɪˈstɪəɹɪəl pəˈɹɛmptəɹi used of a person's appearance or behavior; befitting an eminent person his distinguished bearing the monarch's imposing presence she reigned in magisterial beauty offensively self-assured or given to exercising usually unwarranted power an autocratic person autocratic behavior a bossy way of ordering others around a rather aggressive and dominating character managed the employees in an aloof magisterial way a swaggering peremptory manner of or relating to a magistrate official magisterial functions