ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷strəsē, -si noun
( -es )
Etymology: magistra te + -cy
1. : the quality or state of being a magistrate
2. : the office of a magistrate : magisterial power and dignity
outlaws who … set at defiance the justice and magistracy of the country — Sir Walter Scott
3. : the collective body of magistrates
escorted with great pomp … by the magistracy of the city — T.B.Macaulay