n. [ L. ]
Invested with the authority of a dictator, nay, of a pope, over our language. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. F. dictatorial. ]
Military powers quite dictatorial. W. Irving. [ 1913 Webster ]
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a. Dictatorial. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The office, or the term of office, of a dictator; hence, absolute power. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. dictatorius. ] Dogmatical; overbearing; dictatorial. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]