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Word: Magistrate
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Middle English: from Latin magistratus ‘administrator’, from magister ‘master’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmadʒɪstreɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈmadʒɪstrət
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a civil officer who administers the law, especially one who conducts a court that deals with minor offences and holds preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
Short Definition:civil officer who administers law
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