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   Mag·is·trate

   /ˈmajəˌstrāt/

   

   noun

   • 1. a civil officer or lay judge who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offenses and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. magistrateship noun
   • 2. magistrature noun

   Scrabble Points: 13

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