- magistracy
- noun (plural -cies) Date: circa 1585 1. the state of being a magistrate 2. the office, power, or dignity of a magistrate 3. a body of magistrates 4. the district under a magistrate
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Magistracy — Mag is*tra*cy, n.; pl. {Magistracies}. [From {Magistrate}.] 1. The office or dignity of a magistrate. Blackstone. [1913 Webster] 2. The collective body of magistrates. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
magistracy — index bench, judiciary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
magistracy — ► NOUN (pl. magistracies) 1) the office or authority of a magistrate. 2) magistrates collectively … English terms dictionary
magistracy — [maj′is trə sē] n. pl. magistracies 1. the position, office, function, or term of a magistrate 2. magistrates collectively 3. the district under a magistrate; magistrate s jurisdiction … English World dictionary
magistracy — ma|gis|tra|cy [ˈmædʒıstrəsi] n [U] 1.) the official position of a magistrate, or the time during which someone has this position 2.) the magistracy magistrates considered together as a group … Dictionary of contemporary English
magistracy — [ madʒɪstrəsi] noun (plural magistracies) the office or authority of a magistrate. ↘(the magistracy) magistrates collectively … English new terms dictionary
magistracy — noun (U) 1 the official position of a magistrate, or the time during which someone has this position 2 the magistracy magistrates considered together as a group … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
magistracy — /maj euh streuh see/, n., pl. magistracies. 1. the office or function of a magistrate. 2. a body of magistrates. 3. the district under a magistrate. Also, magistrature /maj euh stray cheuhr/. [1570 80; MAGISTR(ATE) + ACY] * * * … Universalium
magistracy — noun /ˈmædʒ.ɪst.ɹə.si/ a) The office or dignity of a magistrate. b) The collective body of magistrates … Wiktionary
magistracy — Synonyms and related words: Kreis, aedileship, archbishopric, archdiocese, archiepiscopacy, archiepiscopate, aristocracy, arrondissement, bailiwick, bishopric, borough, canton, chairmanship, chancellery, chancellorate, chancellorship, chiefery,… … Moby Thesaurus
