auctorial

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ɔːkˈtɔːrɪəl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ôk tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-, ouk′-)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
auc•to•ri•al  (ôk tôr′ē əl, -tōr′-, ouk′-),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. of, by, or pertaining to an author:auctorial changes made in the manuscript margin; auctorial rights.
  • Latin auctor author + -ial
  • 1815–25

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
auctorial /ɔːkˈtɔːrɪəl/ adj
  1. of or relating to an author
Etymology: 19th Century: from Latin auctor author
'auctorial' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
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