Magistrate
A magistrate is 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.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English word "magistrat" from Old French, from Latin "magistratus", from magister; magistr-, meaning "master".
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Middle English - Old French
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