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 la, magister, "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 ...

, an academic degree *

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 nomi ...

, 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 ( la, Magister Equitu ...

Magister militum (Latin for "master of soldiers", plural ) was a top-level military command used in the later Roman Empire, dating from the reign of Constantine the Great. The term referred to the senior military officer (equivalent to a war theatre commander, ...

, a master of the soldiers *

Magister officiorum The ''magister officiorum'' (Latin literally for "Master of Offices", in gr, μάγιστρος τῶν ὀφφικίων, magistros tōn offikiōn) was one of the most senior administrative officials in the Later Roman Empire and the early centu ...

(''master of offices''), a civilian post of the Roman Empire * Magister palatii (

Master of the Sacred Palace In the Roman Catholic Church, Theologian of the Pontifical Household ( la, Pontificalis Domus Doctor Theologus) 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 ...

), a Roman Catholic curial position *

Magister, praefectus curiae In medieval Europe, within the Holy Roman Empire, a Hofmeister (literally "court-master" or "house-master" in German; la, Magister, Praefectus curiae; da, hofmester, hovmester, sv, hovmästare, cs, hofmistr, pl, ochmistrz; french: précepteur; ...

, a house-master in medieval Europe

Aircraft

Fouga Magister Fouga (also known as Air Fouga) was a French manufacturing company established by Gaston Fouga at Béziers during 1920. Originally specialising in the repair of railway rolling stock, the firm eventually became most noted for the aircraft it p ...

, 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 aerobatics ...

, 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 ''Berryteuthis magister'', also known as the magister armhook squid, commander squid or schoolmaster gonate squid, is a medium-sized squid in the family Gonatidae. It is found in cold, high latitude waters of the North Pacific where it is among t ...

'', a species of squid * ''

Metacarcinus magister The Dungeness crab (''Metacarcinus magister'') is a species of crab inhabiting eelgrass beds and water bottoms along the west coast of North America. It typically grows to across the carapace and is a popular seafood. Its common name comes from ...

'', 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 sta ...

'', a species of spiny lizard

People

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

, 4th-century Roman scholar *

Thomas Magister Thomas, surnamed Magister or Magistros ( el, Θωμάς Μάγιστρος), also known by the monastic name Theodoulos Monachos, was a native of Thessalonica, a Byzantine scholar and grammarian and confidential adviser of Andronikos II Palaiologo ...

, 14th-century Byzantine monk and scholar *

Magister Wigbold Magister Wigbold (died 1401), (alternative spellings: Wygbold, Wycholt), also called “Master of the Seven Arts” was a German pirate who belonged to the famous Likedeeler pirates of Klaus Störtebeker who were active in the North and Baltic se ...

, 14th-century German pirate

Other

* Magister, a font designed by

Aldo Novarese Aldo Novarese (29 June 1920 – 16 September 1995) was an Italian type designer who lived and worked mostly in Turin. Training and career Born in 1920, he entered the G.B. Paravia Typographic School in Turin, where he obtained a diploma. In 193 ...

(1966) * ''

The Magister ''The Magister'' is an accessory for the Forgotten Realms campaign setting of the first edition ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' fantasy role-playing game. The book, with product code TSR 9229, was published in 1988 by TSR. It was written by Ed ...

'', a sourcebook for the Forgotten Realms setting of the ''Dungeons & Dragons'' RPG *

Magister (application) Magister is a Dutch online administrative application, used in the Education in the Netherlands, schooling system in secondary education. All of the students' information is on this platform. Students, parents and teachers are able to access t ...

, a Dutch school-administration application *

Master (software) Master is a version of DeepMind's Go software AlphaGo, named after the account name (originally Magister/Magist) used online, which won 60 straight online games against human professional Go players from 29 December 2016 to 4 January 2017. This ver ...

, originally Magister, the pseudonym of the Go software AlphaGo {{disambiguation