Magistrate vs. Magister — What's the Difference?

The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law. In ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest ranking government officers, and possessed both judicial and executive powers.

Master; sir: a title used in the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a licence from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.

A judge or justice of a local or inferior court; a justice of the peace.

The possessor of a master's degree.

A judge in a court having jurisdiction over the trial of misdemeanors and preliminary hearings involving felonies.

Master; sir; - a title of the Middle Ages, given to a person in authority, or to one having a license from a university to teach philosophy and the liberal arts.

A public official with the chief administrative power in a district or region.

(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.

A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.

(Quebec) A master's degree.

A person clothed with power as a public civil officer; a public civil officer invested with the executive government, or some branch of it.

A public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice