Defn: A female author. Glover.
Note: The word is not very much used, author being commonly applied to a female writer as well as to a male.
AUTHORIAL
Au*tho"ri*al, a.
Defn: Of or pertaining to an author. "The authorial Hare.
AUTHORISM
Au"thor*ism, n.
Defn: Authoriship. [R.]
AUTHORITATIVE
Au*thor"i*ta*tive, a.
1. Having, or proceeding from, due authority; entitled to obedience, credit, or acceptance; determinate; commanding. The sacred functions of authoritative teaching. Barrow.
2. Having an air of authority; positive; dictatorial; peremptory; as, an authoritative tone. The mock authoritative manner of the one, and the insipid mirth of the other. Swift. — Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ly, adv — Au*thor"i*ta*tive*ness, n.
AUTHORITY
Au*thor"i*ty, n.; pl. Authorities (. Etym: [OE. autorite, auctorite,
F. autorité, fr. L. auctoritas, fr. auctor. See Author, n.]