Magister
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence · Benjamin Vaughan Abbott · 1879
Dictionary of Terms and Phrases Used in American or English Jurisprudence
Master.
Magister navis. The master of a vessel; he who has the whole care and government of the vessel.
Magister societatis
The master of a partnership; the managing partner or other person appointed by the mfembers of a partnership to manage its affairs.
Magistralia brevia
In old English practice, writs which were drawn up by the masters in chancery, to suit the facts of the particular case, the ordinai-y forms not being appropriate, were called magistralia brevia; that is, masters' writs.
See Burrill.