magistrate
(noun) a lay judge or civil authority who administers the law (especially one who conducts a court dealing with minor offenses)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
magistrate (plural magistrates)
(legal) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
(historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
(historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
(Quebec) A master's degree.
• (judicial officer): justiciary
• (master's degree): See master's degree
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Source: Wiktionary
Mag"is*trate, n. Etym: [L. magistratus, fr. magister master: cf. F. magistrat. See Master.]
Definition: A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it. "All Christian rulers and magistrates." Book of Com. Prayer. Of magistrates some also are supreme, in whom the sovereign power of the state resides; others are subordinate. Blackstone.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
19 May 2025
(adjective) of or made from or using substances produced by or used in reactions involving atomic or molecular changes; “chemical fertilizer”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
