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Magistrate vs Avoyer - What's the difference?

magistrate | avoyer |

As nouns the difference between magistrate and avoyer

is that magistrate is while avoyer is (obsolete) a chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of switzerland.

magistrate

English

(wikipedia magistrate)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (legal) 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.
  • (Quebec) A master's degree

    • Synonyms

    (sense, master's degree) * master's degree * master's * master * mistress (qualifier)

    Anagrams

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    avoyer

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete) A chief magistrate of a free imperial city or canton of Switzerland.
    • (Webster 1913)