magistrate

See also: Magistrate

English

Etymology

From Latin magistratus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈmædʒɪstɹeɪt/, /ˈmædʒɪstɹət/
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Noun

magistrate (plural magistrates)

(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.
(historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
(historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
(Quebec) A master's degree.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

chief magistrate
magistracy

Translations

judicial officer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 地方法官 (dìfāng fǎguān)
Esperanto: magistrato
Estonian: magistraat
Finnish: no exact equivalent; the term maistraatti (fi) is derived from "magistrate", but refers to a different type of public office
French: magistrat (fr) m
Galician: maxistrado m
Greek: δικαστής (el) m or f (dikastís)
Italian: magistrato (it) m
Japanese: 治安判事 (ちあんはんじ, chi'an-hanji)

Latin: magistratus (la)
Norman: magistrat m
Portuguese: magistrado (pt) m
Romanian: magistrat (ro) m or f
Russian: (мирово́й) судья́ (ru) m (sudʹjá)
Scottish Gaelic: bàillidh m
Spanish: magistrado (es) m, togado (es)
Swahili: hakimu (sw)
Swedish: magistrat (sv)
Welsh: ynad (cy) m

high official Greece / Rome

Norwegian:
Bokmål: magistrat m

Nynorsk: magistrat m

Anagrams

sterigmata

Afrikaans

Noun

magistrate

plural of magistraat

French

Noun

magistrate f (plural magistrates, masculine magistrat)

magistrate (female)

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