Explore Magistracies through 9 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Magistracies in a sentence
Magistracies meaning
plural of magistracy
Using Magistracies
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of magistracy
- In the example corpus, magistracies often appears in combinations such as: magistracies and, the magistracies, magistracies which.
Context around Magistracies
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Magistracies
- In this selection, "magistracies" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, roman, elected and senior stand out and add context to how "magistracies" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all magistracies and the and all the magistracies and most. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "magistracies" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with magistracies
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
All magistracies and the tribunes of the plebs had resigned in advance. (12 words)
His powers within the state seem to have rested upon these magistracies. (12 words)
Attributes The censorship differed from all other Roman magistracies in the length of office. (14 words)
As, however, in ordinary cases an ex-senator was not disqualified by his ignominia for holding any of the magistracies which opened the way to the senate, he might at the next census again become a senator. (37 words)
Magistracies (which included senior military and civil ranks) were therefore religious offices in their own right, and magistrates were directly responsible for the pax, fortuna and salus of Rome and everything that was Roman. (34 words)
These powers were considerable, giving him veto power over the acts of the Senate or other magistracies, including those of other tribunes, and the power to present laws for approval by the People. (33 words)
Example sentences (9)
All magistracies and the tribunes of the plebs had resigned in advance.
As, however, in ordinary cases an ex-senator was not disqualified by his ignominia for holding any of the magistracies which opened the way to the senate, he might at the next census again become a senator.
Attributes The censorship differed from all other Roman magistracies in the length of office.
His powers within the state seem to have rested upon these magistracies.
In subsequent years the powers of the king were divided among various elected magistracies.
Magistracies (which included senior military and civil ranks) were therefore religious offices in their own right, and magistrates were directly responsible for the pax, fortuna and salus of Rome and everything that was Roman.
Plebeians eventually became eligible for all the magistracies and most priesthoods, but the high priest of Jupiter ( Flamen Dialis ) remained the preserve of patricians.
Republican governors were all men who had served in senior magistracies (the consulate or praetorship ) in Rome in the previous year, and carried related titles as governor (proconsul or propraetor).
These powers were considerable, giving him veto power over the acts of the Senate or other magistracies, including those of other tribunes, and the power to present laws for approval by the People.
Common combinations with magistracies
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: