English → Latin
“magistrate” in Latin
magistrātusa magistrate, official; a magisterial office, civil office, magistracyaedīlisaedile; commissioner of works
The English word magistrate itself goes back to Latin magister, through magistrātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
magistrate
magistratus, -ūs (one bearing a civic office; qui jura reddit): The higher magistrates, magistratus majores (in the Roman sense, those who had the imperium): the inferior magistrates, magistratus minores (in the Roman sense, those who had not the imperium, namely, aediles and quaestors under the republic, and municipal magistrates under the empire; Vid: Dict. Antiquities, MAGISTRATUS: ☞ officiales is late).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for magistrate?
- The usual Latin words for “magistrate” are magistrātus, aedīlis. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.