Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Of or pertaining to a professor: as, a professorial chair.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adjective Of or pertaining to a professor

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  • adjective Of, relating to, or characteristic of a professor or professors, or a professorship or professorships.

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  • adjective relating to or characteristic of professors

Etymologies

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From Latin professōrius ("authoritative") + -al

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