magistracy

English

Etymology

From magistrate +‎ -acy.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmæd͡ʒəstɹəsi/

• Audio (General American):

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ma‧gis‧tra‧cy

Noun

magistracy (countable and uncountable, plural magistracies)

1. The dignity or office of a magistrate.

   Synonym: (obsolete) magistery

   • 1901 July 5, Frank E. Foxon, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎^[1], volume 4, number 9, page 260:

     The actual amount paid was £6,483 8s, and the Auditor-General's report shows that last year this Department contributed a larger amount of revenue than any other Magistracy.

2. The collective body of magistrates.

   Synonym: (obsolete) magistery

Derived terms

• promagistracy

Translations

dignity or office of a magistrate

• Faliscan: 𐌌𐌀𐌂𐌉𐌔𐌕𐌓𐌀𐌕𐌖 (macistratu)
• Hindi: मजिस्ट्रेटी (hi) f (majisṭreṭī)
• Latin: magistrātus (la) m
• Piedmontese: magistratura f
• Portuguese: magistratura (pt) f
• Spanish: magistratura (es) f

References

• “magistracy”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.