magistra

plural magistras

1. especiallyfantasyA woman with power or authority, such as a teacher or archmage; a mistress.

   With some difficulty, the magistra managed to undo the clasp.

   2015, Paul E. Horsman, Rhidauna: The Shadow of the Revenaunt, Book 1, Red Rune Books, →ISBN

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   Your grandmother must have provided assistance to the magistra at some point.

   2002, Evelyn Vaughn, Forest of the Night, →ISBN, page 13

   What the magistra hadn’t said was that a number of the other students were children, some as young as eight or nine.

   2007, L. E. Modesitt, Jr., Natural Ordermage, →ISBN, page 119

   “You will take the magistra and magister wherever they need to go, please. They have done my household great service tonight.”

   2009, Alison Sinclair, Darkborn, New American Library, →ISBN

   The Magistra was waiting for him in the entrance hall, the vast double doors already opened.

   2013, R. S. Ford, Herald of the Storm (Steelhaven: Book One), Headline Publishing Group, →ISBN

   It was, after all, addressed to the magistra of the branch, and technically she fit the description.

   2013, Daniel Abraham, The Tyrant’s Law (book 3 of The Dagger and the Coin), Hachette, →ISBN

2. Church of Satanhuman sciencesA female magister.

   Fourth Degrees migrate, Magistras & Magisters administering.

   2019, WLLM, Hokkus Satanus, Satan Wants Haikus!, Lee John Press, →ISBN, page 45

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   Meditation has an important part in many witchcraft ceremonies, at least in the coven of which I am the Magistra or leader.

   1989, Lois Bourne, Conversations with a Witch, Robert Hale, published 2014, →ISBN

   The magnificent Magisters and Magistras, profound Priests and Priestesses, wondrous Witches and Warlocks, astounding Agents, and the ever-inspiring loyal cohort that makes up the Citizenry of our Infernal Empire—you are an aristocracy of achievers, many of whom are cherished friends, and cannot know how very much you each mean to me.

   2007, Peter H. Gilmore, The Satanic Scriptures, Scapegoat Publishing, →ISBN, page vi

   If only the Magistra and Magister of the Rite are present, then just the Magister shall drink of simulate if fake (ie theatrical) blood is used.

   2009, Michael W. Ford, Luciferian Witchcraft – The Book of The Serpent: The Grimoire of The Serpent, 2nd edition, Succubus Publishing, →ISBN, page 308

   Just as there are tools and symbols that are specific to the Magistra, the stang is a tool used to represent the Horned God and should be used by the Magister only.

   2015, Amaranthus, Feasting from the Black Cauldron, Lulu, →ISBN

   My heartfelt appreciation to all of the Church of Satan Magisters, Magistras, Witches, Priests, Priestesses and members who contributed in words and deeds,[…].

   2022, Robert Johnson, “Acknowledgments”, in The Satanic Warlock, 2nd edition, →ISBN

3. feminineFemale equivalent of magister.