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Magistrate
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MAG'ISTRATE, n. L. magistratus, from magister, master magis, major, and ster, Teutonic steora, a director steoran, to steer the principal director. A public officer, invested with the executive government of some branch of it. In this sense, a king is the highest or first magistrate, as is the President of the United States. But the word is more particularly applied to subordinate officers, as governors, intendants, prefects, mayors, justices of the peace, and the like.
The magistrate must have his reverence the laws their authority.
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Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
Dictionary of Words from the King James Bible. Public Domain. Copy freely.
Material presented was supplied by Brandon Staggs and was derived from the KJV Dictionary found on his website located at av1611.com.
The unabridged 1828 version of this dictionary in the SwordSearcher Bible Software.
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Entry for 'Magistrate'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/m/magistrate.html.
Entry for 'Magistrate'. King James Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/kjd/m/magistrate.html.
