directorial — directorial, iale, iaux [ dirɛktɔrjal, jo ] adj. • h. XVIIe; du rad. de directeur I ♦ (1796; correspond à directoire) Hist. Du Directoire. « Le régime directorial achevait de se dissoudre » (Madelin). II ♦ (1832; correspond à directeur) … Encyclopédie Universelle
Directorial — Di*rec*to ri*al, a. [Cf. F. directorial.] 1. Having the quality of a director, or authoritative guide; directive. [1913 Webster] 2. Pertaining to: director or directory; specifically, relating to the Directory of France under the first republic.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
directorial — directorial, ale (di rè kto ri al, a l ) adj. Qui appartient au Directoire, qui en émane. Pouvoir directorial. Arrêtés directoriaux. Partisan du Directoire. Les députés directoriaux, et, substantivement, les directoriaux. ÉTYMOLOGIE Lat.… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
directorial — UK US /ˌdɪrekˈtɔːriəl/ US /dɪˌrekˈtɔriəl/ adjective WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT ► relating to the job of director: »The investment proposal would have involved four new directorial appointments … Financial and business terms
directorial — index administrative Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
directorial — |èt| adj. 2 g. Do diretório ou a ele relativo. ‣ Etimologia: diretório + al ♦ [Portugal] Grafia de diretorial antes do Acordo Ortográfico de 1990. ♦ Grafia no Brasil: diretorial … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
directorial — [dī΄rek tôr′ē əl, də rek΄tôr′ē əl] adj. 1. of a director or directorate 2. of directing or management … English World dictionary
directorial — də̇|rek|tōrēəl, |dīˌr , tȯr adjective Etymology: Late Latin directorius + English al more at directory 1. : serving to direct : directive, directory reading directorial books in preparation for citizenship … Useful english dictionary
directorial — [[t]daɪrektɔ͟ːri(ə)l, dɪr [/t]] ADJ: ADJ n Directorial means relating to the job of being a film or theatre director. In the later stages of his directorial career, Orson Welles began work on several ambitious films. ...Nora Ephron s directorial… … English dictionary
DIRECTORIAL — ALE. adj. Qui appartient à un directoire. Pouvoir directorial. Puissance directoriale … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
