He then said that he was obliged to remain out all night on his magisterial duty, and that he wished me the repose of the dead till morning.
This was indeed a splendid soiree, and could I spare space, the extraordinary scenes I witnessed while going the rounds of magisterial duty with the Pacha would of themselves make a very interesting chapter.
When the knight saw him in his magisterial capacity, he was probably sober and sedate: here he is represented a little disguised.
Meditating severe punishments on the dissolute peasant who tipples ale or viler liquors, he resolves for the future to act with magisterial harshness, that he may convince his neighbours of his zeal for the law, and detestation of drunkenness.
His eyebrows went up, but only to contract again upon a magisterial frown.
While the Act of 1871 strikes down at a blow the hereditary authority of the chiefs, no legislation has invested Indian agents with magisterial powers, or provided for the assembling of the Indian demos.
Pretenses go a great way with men that take fair words and magisterial looks for current payment.
We are not magisterial in opinions, nor, dictator-like, obtrude our notions on any man.
When magisterial duties from his home Her father called.
One who is magisterial assumes the air of a master toward his pupils; one who is dogmatical lays down his positions in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is arrogant in sults others by an undue assumption of superiority.
In the magisterial constitution of larger towns and cities, the members of the Magistrat, i.
In the desire to secure the support of wealth and social prestige, the municipal law as to the age for magisterial office was frequently disregarded, and even mere infants were sometimes raised to the highest civic honours.
Juvenal was the son of a well-to-do freedman of Aquinum, and rose to the highest magisterial office in his native town at some time of his career.
The new criticism inaugurated by Coleridge aimed at interpretation rather than at magisterial regulation; and no one will now revert to the old.
Either you have told him what must be to him a lie, or you have upset all his little world of beliefs with your magisterial doctrine, and confounded and troubled him to no purpose.
That was the thing which found itself so much embarrassed by the presence of 'a man of prodigious fortune at the table,' who had leave 'to change its arguments with a magisterial authority.
Sometimes was given to a spree, Which interfered with the precision Of magisterial decision.
But although sheltered by the magisterial walls our annoyances were not over.
This treats of the management of Youths and Maids, and of certain magisterial functions connected therewith.
Sir Robert Croyland," he said, "I have come to you on business of importance, in which it is necessary for you to act immediately in your magisterial capacity.
A memorandum dealing with the results of the magisterial inquiry at Serajevo with regard to the officials mentioned under heads (7) and (8) is attached to this note.
To proceed without delay to the arrest of Major Voija Tankositch and of the individual named Milan Ciganovitch, a Serbian State employé, who have been compromised by the results of the magisterial inquiry at Serajevo; '8.
A hue and cry was raised on the discovery of the theft, and it required some time to persuade the magisterial authorities that the goat-herd had not been defrauded with the cognisance of the bala-beit.
The stranger, just as the soup was being put on the table, got up, and with a magisterial tone of voice addressed the assembly.
Those are praetorian, which the praetor is bound to exact simply in virtue of his magisterial functions; for instance, security against apprehended damage, or for payment of legacies by an heir.
But in matters of religion and the inner man, the civil authority can have no manner of right to interfere; as, on the other hand, believers ought not to accept any sort of magisterial office or civic rank.
A number of narrow-minded prejudices that prevailed among the old Waldensians were now abandoned, such as the prohibition against taking oaths, the holding of magisterial offices, the taking of interest, etc.
Also the prohibition of all oaths as well as bloodshedding, therefore also of military service, and the acceptance of magisterial and judicial offices, was strictly adhered to.
Later on, while still allowing men to vote against themagisterial proposals, no one was permitted to speak save in their favour.
These revolutions endure for months, perhaps even for years, and end with arbitrary decrees, which are violated or undone the moment they have received magisterial sanction.
If you had argued a little more confidently against my magisterial rulings!
This urgency the novelist withstands at his peril, for his impenitence is likely to be rebuked with a magisterial reminder that the critics have spoken about this sort of thing before.
The town in turn was named for the estate and the Magisterial District in which both lie is named for Mercer.
Next morning, Whitefield waited upon the magisterial butcher, to enquire about the law against his preaching.
