Definition of "magistracy"

magistracy

/ˈmæd͡ʒɪstɹəsi/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural magistracies
1. The dignity or office of a magistrate.
  Quotations
  The actual amount paid was £6,483 8s, and the Auditor-General's report shows that last year this Department contributed a larger amount of revenue than any other Magistracy.
  1901 July 5, Frank E. Foxon, “District Reports”, in The Agricultural Journal and Mining Record‎, volume 4, number 9, page 260
2. The collective body of magistrates.