Noah Webster
Magistracy
MAG'ISTRACY, adjective [See Magistrate.] The office or dignity of a magistrate.
Duelling is not only an usurpation of the divine prerogative, but it is an insult upon magistracy
1. The body of magistrates.
MAG'ISTRACY, adjective [See Magistrate.] The office or dignity of a magistrate.
Duelling is not only an usurpation of the divine prerogative, but it is an insult upon magistracy
1. The body of magistrates.