magistrate
Betekenis (Engels)
- 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.
- (broadly) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
- (Quebec) A master's degree.
Sinonieme
justice of the peace
government official
municipal government
shogunate administrator
stipendiary magistrate
Vertalings
Frekwensie
Uitgespreek as (IPA)
/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹeɪt/
Etimologie (Engels)
From Middle English magistrat, maiestrat (“magistrate; magistracy”), borrowed from Latin magistrātus. See also -ate (forms nouns denoting rank or office).
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