Magister is Latin for "master" or "teacher". It may refer to:

Positions and titles

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 * Magister novitium, Roman Catholic novice teacher *

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 Master of the Horse is an official position in several European nations. It was more common when most countries in Europe were monarchies, and is of varying prominence today. (ancient Rome) The original Master of the Horse () in the Roman Rep ...

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 *

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 * Magister, praefectus curiae, a house-master in medieval Europe

Aircraft

Fouga Magister The Fouga CM.170 Magister is a 1950s French two-seat jet trainer aircraft that was developed and manufactured by French aircraft manufacturer ''Établissements Fouga & Cie''. Easily recognizable by its V-tail, almost 1,000 have been built in Fr ...

, a French training aircraft *

Miles Magister The Miles M.14 Magister is a two-seat monoplane basic trainer aircraft designed and built by the United Kingdom, British aircraft manufacturer Miles Aircraft. It was affectionately known as the ''Maggie''. It was authorised to perform aerobatic ...

, a British training aircraft

Biology

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Neotoma magister The Allegheny woodrat (''Neotoma magister''), is a species of "pack rat" in the genus ''Neotoma''. Once believed to be a subspecies of the eastern woodrat (''Neotoma floridana''), extensive DNA analysis has proven it to be a distinct species. D ...

'', a species of pack rat * '' Berryteuthis magister'', a species of squid * '' Metacarcinus magister'', the Dungeness crab * ''

Sceloporus magister ''Sceloporus magister'', also known as the desert spiny lizard, is a lizard species of the family Phrynosomatidae, native to the Chihuahuan Desert and Sonoran Desert of North America. Geographic range In the United States it is found in the ...

'', a species of spiny lizard

People

Dositheus Magister Dositheus Magister () was a Greece, Greek grammarian who flourished in Rome in the 4th century AD. Life He was the author of a Greek language, Greek translation of a Latin grammar, intended to assist the Greek-speaking inhabitants of the empire in ...

, 4th-century Roman scholar *

Thomas Magister Thomas, surnamed Magister or Magistros (), also known by the monastic name Theodoulos Monachos, was a native of Thessalonica, a Byzantine scholar and grammarian and confidential adviser of Andronikos II Palaiologos (ruled 1282–1328). His chi ...

, 14th-century Byzantine monk and scholar * 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 * Magister (application), a Dutch school-administration application * Master (software), originally Magister, the pseudonym of the Go software AlphaGo {{disambiguation