different between magistrate vs phylarch

English

Etymology

From Latin magistratus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæd??st?e?t/, /?mæd??st??t/
• Hyphenation: ma?gis?trate

Noun

magistrate (plural magistrates)

1. (law) A judicial officer with limited authority to administer and enforce the law. A magistrate's court may have jurisdiction in civil or criminal cases, or both.
2. (historical) A high official of the state or a municipality in ancient Greece or Rome.
3. (historical, by extension) A comparable official in medieval or modern institutions.
4. (Quebec) A master's degree.

Synonyms

• (judicial officer): justiciary
• (master's degree): See master's degree

Derived terms

• chief magistrate
• magistracy

Translations

Anagrams

• sterigmata

Afrikaans

Noun

magistrate

1. plural of magistraat

French

Noun

magistrate f (plural magistrates, masculine magistrat)

1. magistrate (female)

English

Etymology

From Latin phylarchus, from Ancient Greek ???????? (phularkhos), from ???? (phul?, “large clan or tribe of ancient Greece”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?f??l??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?fa?l??k/

Noun

phylarch (plural phylarchs)

1. (historical) The ruler of a phyle in Ancient Greece.
2. (historical) An Athenian hipparch, head of an Athenian clan in battle.
3. A tribal chief, magistrate, or other local ruler.