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MAGISTRATURE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does magistrature mean?
• MAGISTRATURE (noun)
The noun MAGISTRATURE has 1 sense:
1. the position of magistrate
Familiarity information: MAGISTRATURE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The position of magistrate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
magistracy; magistrature
Hypernyms ("magistrature" is a kind of...):
berth; billet; office; place; position; post; situation; spot (a job in an organization)
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