magistrate
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#MAGISTRATECategory:English terms derived from Middle English#MAGISTRATE magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#MAGISTRATE magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office)Category:English terms suffixed with -ate (rank or office)#MAGISTRATE.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪˌstɹeɪt/, /ˈmæd͡ʒ.ɪ.stɹɪt/Category:English 3-syllable words#MAGISTRATECategory:English 3-syllable words#MAGISTRATECategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#MAGISTRATE
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#MAGISTRATEAudio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧gis‧trate
Noun
magistrate (plural magistrates)Category:English lemmas#MAGISTRATECategory:English nouns#MAGISTRATECategory:English countable nouns#MAGISTRATECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#MAGISTRATECategory:Pages with entries#MAGISTRATECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MAGISTRATE
- (lawCategory:en:Law#MAGISTRATE) 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.
- 1821, Thomas De Quincey, Confessions of an English Opium-Eater:
- In any case, however, I saw that part of her injuries might easily have been redressed, and I urged her often and earnestly to lay her complaint before a magistrate.Category:English terms with quotations#MAGISTRATE
- (historicalCategory:English terms with historical senses#MAGISTRATE) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
- (by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
- Like other civil servants, Ashok Kumar started his career as an Assistant Collector cum Sub-divisional Magistrate.Category:English terms with usage examples#MAGISTRATE
- (QuebecCategory:Quebec English#MAGISTRATE) A master's degree.
Synonyms
- (judicial officer): justiciary
- (master's degree): See master's degree
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Translations
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Anagrams
Category:en:Occupations#MAGISTRATEAfrikaans
Noun
magistrateCategory:Afrikaans non-lemma forms#MAGISTRATECategory:Afrikaans noun forms#MAGISTRATECategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#MAGISTRATECategory:Pages with entries#MAGISTRATECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MAGISTRATE
- plural of magistraat
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʒis.tʁat/Category:French 3-syllable words#MAGISTRATECategory:French terms with IPA pronunciation#MAGISTRATE
- Hyphenation: ma‧gis‧tra‧te
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MAGISTRATEAudio (France (Vosges)): (file)
Category:French terms with audio pronunciation#MAGISTRATEAudio (France (Somain)): (file)
Noun
magistrate f (plural magistrates)Category:French lemmas#MAGISTRATECategory:French nouns#MAGISTRATECategory:French countable nouns#MAGISTRATECategory:French entries with incorrect language header#MAGISTRATECategory:French feminine nouns#MAGISTRATECategory:Pages with entries#MAGISTRATECategory:Pages with 3 entries#MAGISTRATE
- female equivalent of magistratCategory:French female equivalent nouns#MAGISTRATE: female magistrate