Synonyms & related words for magistrate

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of magistrate — including judge, court, commissioner, burgomaster, officer, prefect. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to magistrate

Explore words related to magistrate — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include judicative, judicator, magistracy, judgeship, rejudge, forejudge, prosecutor, tribunal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for magistrate

Common synonyms for magistrate include judge, court, commissioner, burgomaster, officer, prefect — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does magistrate come from?

The word magistrate breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root magister-, from Latin magnus (“great, more”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.