*magistery*

n. [ L. magisterium the office of a chief, president, director, tutor. See Magistrate. ] 1. Mastery; powerful medical influence; renowned efficacy; a sovereign remedy. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A magisterial injunction. [ R. ] Brougham. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Chem.) A precipitate; a fine substance deposited by precipitation; -- applied in old chemistry to certain white precipitates from metallic solutions; as, magistery of bismuth. Ure. [ 1913 Webster ]