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magistrate

English

Etymology

From Latin magistratus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?mæd??st?e?t/, /?mæd??st??t/
  • Hyphenation: ma?gis?trate

Noun

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.

Synonyms

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

Derived terms

  • chief magistrate
  • magistracy

Translations

Anagrams

  • sterigmata

Afrikaans

Noun

magistrate

  1. plural of magistraat

French

Noun

magistrate f (plural magistrates, masculine magistrat)

  1. magistrate (female)

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burgomaster

English

Alternative forms

  • burghermaster

Etymology

Calque of Dutch burgemeester.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /?b????mæst??/

Noun

burgomaster (plural burgomasters)

  1. The mayor, or head magistrate, of a town in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and certain other countries.

Translations

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