magistracy

[ maj-uh-struh-see ]

/ ˈmædʒ ə strə si /

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noun, plural mag·is·tra·cies.

the office or function of a magistrate.

a body of magistrates.

the district under a magistrate.

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Also mag·is·tra·ture

[maj-uh-strey-cher]. /ˈmædʒ əˌstreɪ tʃər/.

Origin of magistracy

First recorded in 1570–80; magistr(ate) + -acy

Words nearby magistracy

Maginot, Maginot line, magisterial, magisterium, magistery, magistracy, magistral, magistral line, magistrate, magistrate's court, Maglemosean

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How to use magistracy in a sentence

A few years later the presbytery went further than even the magistracy had already done.
A Cursory History of Swearing|Julian Sharman
I have acted boldly, in the open day, in the presence of the magistracy: there lias been nothing secret or concealed.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III.|E. Farr and E. H. Nolan
Of the nobility not one-tenth, of the magistracy not one-fifth, were favorable to the changes which she wished to introduce.
History of the Rise of the Huguenots|Henry Baird
The law of 412 came in vain to require an interval of ten years before becoming again a candidate for the same magistracy.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

But the esteem of his fellow-citizens would not have sufficed, in ordinary times, to have raised him to the first magistracy.
History of Julius Caesar Vol. 1 of 2|Napoleon III, Emperor of the French, 1808-1873.

British Dictionary definitions for magistracy

magistracy

magistrature (ˈmædʒɪstrəˌtjʊə)

/ (ˈmædʒɪstrəsɪ) /

noun plural -cies or -tures

the office or function of a magistrate

magistrates collectively

the district under the jurisdiction of a magistrate

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magistracy

Origin of magistracy

Words nearby magistracy

Words related to magistracy

How to use magistracy in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for magistracy

magistrature (ˈmædʒɪstrəˌtjʊə)