magistracy
Syllables: ma·gis·tra·cyUK/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi//ˈmæd͡ʒəstɹəsi/
magistracy noun: the dignity or office of a magistrate.
Noun
magistracy (countable and uncountable, plural magistracies)
- The dignity or office of a magistrate.
- The actual amount paid was £6,483 8s, and the Auditor-General's report shows that last year this Department contributed a larger amount of revenue than any other Magistracy.1901 July 5, Frank E. Foxon, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record, volume 4, number 9, page 260
- Synonyms:
- magistery
- The collective body of magistrates.
- Synonyms:
- magistery
magistracy meaning in Hindi and Bengali
magistracy in Hindi
- dignity or office of a magistrate
- मजिस्ट्रेटी majisṭreṭī
magistracy in Bengali
- একজন ম্যাজিস্ট্রেটের মর্যাদা, পদ, ম্যাজিস্ট্রেটদের সমষ্টিগত সংস্থা
Synonyms of magistracy
Forms of magistracy
| plural | magistracies |
|---|
Origin of magistracy
From magistrate + -cy.
Words formed from magistracy
Questions about magistracy
- What does magistracy mean?
- Magistracy means the dignity or office of a magistrate.
- What is magistracy in Hindi?
- Magistracy in Hindi is मजिस्ट्रेटी (majisṭreṭī). See Magistracy meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is magistracy?
- Magistracy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce magistracy?
- Magistracy is pronounced /ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi/ (UK).
- What is the plural of magistracy?
- The plural of magistracy is magistracies.
Words near magistracy in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: magistracy (page history and authors); magistracy (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
Last updated:
Pronunciation audio from Wikimedia Commons, each file under its own free license: En-us-magistracy.ogg.
Cite this entry: “magistracy.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/magistracy. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.