Magister is Latin for "master" or "teacher". It may refer to:
Positions and titles
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Magister degree
A magister degree (also magistar, female form: magistra; from , "teacher") is an academic degree used in various systems of higher education.
The magister degree arose in medieval universities in Europe and was originally equal to the doctorate; ...
, an academic degree
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Magister novitium, Roman Catholic novice teacher
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Magister equitum
The , in English Master of the Horse or Master of the Cavalry, was a Roman magistrate appointed as lieutenant to a dictator. His nominal function was to serve as commander of the Roman cavalry in time of war, but just as a dictator could be n ...
, or
Master of the Horse
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Magister militum
(Latin for "master of soldiers"; : ) was a top-level military command used in the late Roman Empire, dating from the reign of Constantine the Great. The term referred to the senior military officer (equivalent to a war theatre commander, the e ...
, a master of the soldiers
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Magister officiorum
The (Latin; ; ) was one of the most senior administrative officials in the Later Roman Empire and the early centuries of the Byzantine Empire. In Byzantium, the office was eventually transformed into a senior honorary rank, simply called ''magist ...
(''master of offices''), a civilian post of the Roman Empire
* Magister palatii (
Master of the Sacred Palace
In the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Theologian of the Pontifical Household () is a Roman Curial office which has always been entrusted to a Friar Preacher of the Dominican Order and may be described as the pope's theologian. The title w ...
), a Roman Catholic curial position
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Magister, praefectus curiae, a house-master in medieval Europe
Aircraft
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Fouga Magister, a French training aircraft
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Miles Magister, a British training aircraft
Biology
* ''
Neotoma magister'', a species of pack rat
* ''
Berryteuthis magister'', a species of squid
* ''
Metacarcinus magister'', the Dungeness crab
* ''
Sceloporus magister'', a species of spiny lizard
People
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Dositheus Magister, 4th-century Roman scholar
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Thomas Magister, 14th-century Byzantine monk and scholar
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Magister Wigbold, 14th-century German pirate
Other
* Magister, a font designed by
Aldo Novarese (1966)
* ''
The Magister'', a sourcebook for the Forgotten Realms setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' RPG
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Magister (application), a Dutch school-administration application
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Master (software), originally Magister, the pseudonym of the Go software AlphaGo
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