Magistratus
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Black's (1910), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
In civil law. A magistrate. Calv. Lex.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
Lat.
In the civil law. A magistrate. Calvin. A judicial officer who had the power of hearing and determining causes, but whose office properly was to inquire into matters of law, as distinguished from fact Halllfax, Civll Law, b. 3, c. 8.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
In thecivil law. A magistrate. Calvin. <A judicial officer who had the power of hearing and determining causes, but whose office properly was to inquire into matters of law, as distinguished from fact. Hallifax, Civil Law, b. 3, c, 8.