MAGISTRACY


Meaning of MAGISTRACY in English

/maj"euh streuh see/ , n. , pl. magistracies .

1. the office or function of a magistrate.

2. a body of magistrates.

3. the district under a magistrate.

Also, magistrature /maj"euh stray'cheuhr/ .

[ 1570-80; MAGISTR(ATE) + -ACY ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .