LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

magisterium

magisterium n (genitive magisteriī or magisterī)
Classical[ma.ɡɪsˈtɛ.ri.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ma.d͡ʒisˈtɛː.ri.um]

Meaning

  1. neuterthe office of a president, chief, director, superintendent
  2. neutermagisterium
  3. EcclesiasticalLatinneuterthe Magisterium
  4. neuterthe master of the feast or drinking party, toastmaster, presider, arbiter; related terms: magister cenarum, arbiter bibendi, συμποσιαρχος
    Mē vērō et magisteria dēlectant ā maiōribus īnstitūta et is sermō, quī mōre maiōrum ā summō adhibētur in pōculō […].As for me, I truly delight in both the presiding roles [at banquets], as established by our ancestors, and in that style of conversation which, by ancient custom, is led from the head of the couch at a drinking party […] .106 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Cato Maior de Senectute 14.46

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemagisteriummagisteria
genitivemagisteriī
magisterī		magisteriōrum
dativemagisteriōmagisteriīs
accusativemagisteriummagisteria
ablativemagisteriōmagisteriīs
vocativemagisteriummagisteria

măgistĕrĭum, ii, n. magister,
I. the office of a president, chief, director, superintendent, etc. (class.).
I. Lit.
A. In gen.: dictaturā ac magisterio equitum honorata familia, Suet. Tib. 3: morum, i. e. the censorship, Cic. Prov. Cons. 19, 46: me magisteria delectant a majoribus instituta (sc. conviviorum), the custom of having a master or president at feasts, id. Sen. 14, 46: collegii, Suet. Dom. 4: sacerdotii, id. Calig. 22: pedestre, the office of a commander of infantry, Aur. Vict. Caes. 42.—Transf., of dogs: inter se exercent etiam magisteria, the post of leader (in hunting), Plin. 8, 40, 61, § 148.—
B. In partic., the office of tutor or instructor of youth, tutorship, guardianship (very rare): jam excessit mi aetas ex magisterio tuo, I have now outgrown your tutorship, Plaut. Bacch. 1, 2, 44.—
II. Trop., teaching, instruction, advice: virtute id factum, et magisterio tuo, Plaut. Most. 1, 1, 32: vana, Tib. 1, 4, 84: novum, method, Cels. 5, 27, 2.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*meǵh₂-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*meh₂-der.?
  3. Proto-Italic*magisteros
  4. Latinmagisterium

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin magisterium From magister (“master”) + -ium. Compare ministerium.

Descendants
  • Catalanmagisteri
  • Frenchmagistère
  • Italianmagisterio
  • Portuguesemagistério
  • Romanianmagisteriu
  • Spanishmagisterio
  • Galicianmaxisterio
  • Polishmagisterium

In English words that came into English from magisterium

  • magisterymagisterium
  • magisterialmagisterialis
  • magisteriummagisterium

Quick answers

What does magisterium mean in Latin?
magisterium, a noun, means “the office of a president, chief, director, superintendent; magisterium; the Magisterium”.
What is the genitive of magisterium?
The genitive singular is magisteriī. magisterium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce magisterium?
In classical Latin, [ma.ɡɪsˈtɛ.ri.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ma.d͡ʒisˈtɛː.ri.um].
Where does magisterium come from?
Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *meh₂-der.? → Proto-Italic *magisteros → Latin magisterium.
Which English words come from magisterium?
English words that go back to Latin magisterium include magistery, magisterium and magisterial.