magistracyn.
/ˈmadʒᵻstrəsi/, U.S. /ˈmædʒəstrəsi/ΘΚΠ
society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > [noun] > position of
magistrate?a1425
magistery1566
magistrateship1574
magistracy1577
magistrature1672
society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > [noun] > position of > of an individual or term of office of
magistrateship1574
magistrature1720
magistracy1875
1577 H. I. tr. H. Bullinger 50 Godlie Serm. I. ii. vi. sig. L.v/1 Ye Magistracie (that I may henceforward vse this word for the magistrates power and place) is an office, and an action in the executing of the same.
1697 C. Leslie Snake in Grass (ed. 2) 131 Their..open Contempt of Magistracy and the Laws.
1765 W. Blackstone Comm. Laws Eng. I. ii. 142 In all tyrannical governments the supreme magistracy, or the right both of making and of enforcing the laws, is vested in one and the same man.
1782 Gentleman's Mag. 52 597 [They] were both committed to New Bridewell..for contempt of magistracy.
1835 I. Taylor Spiritual Despotism iii. 112 A principal portion of the..spiritual magistracy had been usurped.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. viii. 277 Literature and science were, in the academical system of England,..armed with magistracy.
1875 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues (ed. 2) V. 169 All magistrates..must give an account of their magistracy.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > [noun] > position of > existence of or condition of being
magistracyc1585
c1585 R. Browne Answere to Cartwright 3 As for the Maiestracie of Byshops there is no lawe to warrant it.
1587 in T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. (new ed.) iv. xx. 496 (margin) Magistracy [is] not taken away by the libertie which is promised in the gospell.
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 12 We..in magistracie and subjection, must shew what price we set on Gods mercie.
1644 A. Burgess Magistrates Comm. 2 He was convinced the state of Magistracie he lived in to be pleasing to God.
1693 J. Dryden tr. Persius Satires iv. Argt. 47 Young Noblemen..were too forward in aspiring to publick Magistracy.
3. The office, dignity, powers, and functions of a particular type of magistrate (e.g. a consul, justice of the peace, etc.) identified contextually.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > office of
magistracy1600
justiciaryship1611
justicehood1631
justiciarship1677
society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > [noun] > position of > of specified type
magistracy1600
1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. x. xv. 361 To plucke the Consulship out of the mire..and to restore the auncient majestie..to the Magistracie.
1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius Of Consol. Philos. i. 17 I had no other end in aspiring to the Magistracy, than that one, of doing good to all.
1742 N. Dubois & G. Leoni tr. A. Palladio Antiq. Rome vii, in tr. A. Palladio Architecture (ed. 3) II. 65 The Candidates, who put in for any Magistracy.
1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 18 A popular choice is necessary to the legal existence of the sovereign magistracy . View more context for this quotation
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. i. 74 The public regarded them merely as eminent citizens invested with temporary magistracies.
1868 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest II. vii. 136 A town over which he exercised the powers of the highest civil magistracy.
1878 R. B. Smith Carthage 21 The Suffetes had gradually become little more than an honorary magistracy.
1986 Oxf. Art Jrnl. Jan. 5/2 The Senate..had its magistracies for the enforcement of civil laws.
4. Magistrates collectively; a body of magistrates.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > collectively
bench1518
magistery1583
magistracy1607
supreme bench1767
magistrature1830
1607 A. Dent Path-way to Heauen (new ed.) App. sig. Dd vv We pray thee blesse magistracy [1631 Magistracie], ministery, and commonalty.
1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs Pref. 9 So grave a Magistracie sitting in Parliament.
1755 N. Magens Ess. Insurances II. 276 A just Valuation, which must be confirmed by a Sentence of the nearest Magistracy or other competent Tribunal.
1758 J. Blake Plan Marine Syst. 52 Our sea-ports, to the shame of magistracy, abound with lewd..women.
1800 P. Colquhoun Treat. Commerce & Police R. Thames viii. 265 Checks established under the control of a vigilant magistracy.
1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. II. x. 555 The peers repaired to Guildhall, and were received there with all honor by the magistracy of the city.
1883 Fortn. Rev. May 700 Guardians have come to be regarded with almost as much respect as the magistracy.
1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 18 Apr. 338/4 Blackham has attempted a comprehensive survey of the activities of womankind from ‘the oldest profession’ to the magistracy.
1985 R. C. A. White Admin. of Justice ii. ii. 13 The lay magistracy has survived many major reforms of the legal system.
5.
a. A district under the government of a magistrate.
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society > authority > rule or government > territorial jurisdiction or areas subject to > territory under a governor or official > [noun] > under a magistrate
magistracy1888
1888 Athenæum 7 Apr. 439/1 Dividing the country into magistracies, and instituting local courts and officials.
b. A magistrate's residence or station.
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society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > [noun] > residence of
magistracy1895
1895 W. C. Scully Kafir Stories 189 The Kwesa clan of Pondos dwelt..within thirty miles of the Magistracy.
1977 Hongkong Standard 14 Apr. 5/9 The scheme is aimed at relieving Police officers of the task of conducting prosecutions in magistracies.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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