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magistra

magistra noun: a woman with power or authority, such as a teacher or archmage; a mistress. Also the female equivalent of magister.

Noun

magistra (plural magistras)

  1. (especially) A woman with power or authority, such as a teacher or archmage; a mistress.
    • Your grandmother must have provided assistance to the magistra at some point.2002, Evelyn Vaughn, Forest of the Night, →ISBN, page 13
    • What the magistra hadn’t said was that a number of the other students were children, some as young as eight or nine.2007, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Natural Ordermage, →ISBN, page 119
  2. (Church of Satan) A female magister.
    • Meditation has an important part in many witchcraft ceremonies, at least in the coven of which I am the Magistra or leader.1989, Lois Bourne, Conversations with a Witch, Robert Hale, published 2014, →ISBN
    • The magnificent Magisters and Magistras, profound Priests and Priestesses, wondrous Witches and Warlocks, astounding Agents, and the ever-inspiring loyal cohort that makes up the Citizenry of our Infernal Empire—you are an aristocracy of achievers, many of whom are cherished friends, and cannot...2007, Peter H. Gilmore, The Satanic Scriptures, Scapegoat Publishing, →ISBN, page vi

Also used as

magistra is also the female equivalent of magister.

Examples of magistra in a sentence

  • “You will take the magistra and magister wherever they need to go, please.2009, Alison Sinclair, Darkborn, New American Library, →ISBN:
  • The Magistra was waiting for him in the entrance hall, the vast double doors already opened.2013, R. S. Ford, Herald of the Storm (Steelhaven: Book One), Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN:
  • It was, after all, addressed to the magistra of the branch, and technically she fit the description.2013, Daniel Abraham, The Tyrant’s Law (book 3 of The Dagger and the Coin), Hachette, →ISBN:
  • With some difficulty, the magistra managed to undo the clasp.2015, Paul E. Horsman, Rhidauna: The Shadow of the Revenaunt, Book 1, Red Rune Books, →ISBN:

Forms of magistra

pluralmagistras

Origin of magistra

Borrowed from Latin magistra.

Questions about magistra

What does magistra mean?
Magistra means a woman with power or authority, such as a teacher or archmage; a mistress.
How do you use magistra in a sentence?
“You will take the magistra and magister wherever they need to go, please.
What part of speech is magistra?
Magistra is a noun.
What is the plural of magistra?
The plural of magistra is magistras.

Words near magistra in the dictionary

  1. magisteriology
  2. magisterium
  3. magisteriums
  4. magisters
  5. magistery
  6. magistra
  7. magistracies
  8. magistracy
  9. magistral
  10. magistral line
  11. magistral lines

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