magistrate

From Latin magistrātus.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹeɪt/, /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹət/

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• Hyphenation: ma‧gis‧trate

magistrate (plural magistrates)

1. (law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
2. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
3. (historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
4. (Quebec) A master's degree.

• (judicial officer): justiciary
• (master's degree): See master's degree

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magistrate

1. plural of magistraat

• IPA^(key): /ma.ʒis.tʁat/
• Hyphenation: ma‧gis‧tra‧te

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magistrate f (plural magistrates)

1. female equivalent of magistrat: female magistrate