magistratical

Variant of magistrate

magistrate definition

mag·is·trate (-trāt′, -trit)

noun

  1. a civil officer empowered to administer the law: the President of the U.S. is sometimes called chief magistrate
  2. a minor official with limited judicial powers, as a justice of the peace or judge of a police court

Etymology: ME < L magistratus < magister, master

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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