'Dictatorialness' definitions:
Definition of 'Dictatorialness'
From: GCIDE
- Dictatorial \Dic`ta*to"ri*al\, a. [Cf. F. dictatorial.]
- 1. Pertaining or suited to a dictator; absolute. [1913 Webster]
- Military powers quite dictatorial. --W. Irving. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Characteristic of a dictator; imperious; dogmatical; overbearing; as, a dictatorial tone or manner. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ly}, adv. -- {Dic`ta*to"ri*al*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]