1. A master; a superior, esp. by office or position.
2. A teacher; esp., one who has obtained eminence in a particular field of learning.
magister ad facultates (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r ad fak-[schwa]l-tay-teez), n. [Latin “master for permissions”] Eccles. law.
1. An officer who grants dispensations, as to marry or to eat meat on prohibited days.
2. MASTER OF THE FACULTIES.
magister bonorum vendendorum (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r b[schwa]-nor-[ schwa]m ven-den-dor-[schwa]m). [Law Latin “master for sale of goods”] Roman law. A master appointed by the creditors of an insolvent debtor to direct the sale of the debtor’s entire estate at auction.
magister cancellariae (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r kan-s[schwa]-lair-ee-ee). [Law Latin “master in chancery”] Hist. A master in chancery — so called because the officer was a priest.
magister libellorum (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r lI-b[schwa]-lor-[schwa]m). [Latin “master of written petitions”] Roman law. The chief of the imperial chancery bureau that handled petitions to the emperor.
magister litis (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r lI-tis). [Latin “master of a lawsuit”] Roman law. A person who directs or controls a lawsuit.
magister navis (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r nay-vis). [Latin “master of a ship”] Roman law. The master of a trading vessel. • The master’s trading debts, including the ship’s maintenance expenses, gave rise to an actio exercitoria. See actio exercitoria under ACTIO.
magister palatii (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r p[schwa]-lay-shee-I). [Latin “master of the palace”] Civil law. A master of the palace, similar to the English Lord Chamberlain.
magister societatis (m[schwa]-jis-t[schwa]r s[schwa]-sI-[schwa]-tay-tis). [Latin “master of partnership”] Roman law. A person appointed to administer a partnership’s business; a managing partner or an employee.
