MAGISTRATUS
\mˈad͡ʒɪstɹˌatəs], \mˈadʒɪstɹˌatəs], \m_ˈa_dʒ_ɪ_s_t_ɹ_ˌa_t_ə_s]\
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Lat. In the civil law. A magistrate. Calvin. A judicial officer who had the power of hearing and determining causes, but whose office properly was to inquire into matters of law, as distinguished from fact. Hallifax, Civil Law, b. 3, c. 8.
By Henry Campbell Black
