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flotsam (oh) and magistrature (iou)


flotsam (oh)



[Date: 1600-1700; Language: Anglo-French; Origin: floteson, from Old French floter 'to float']
broken pieces of wood and Other things from a wrecked ship, floating in the sea or scattered on the shore
::He would walk along the beach collecting the flotsam and jetsam that had been washed ashore.
things that people no longer want and so throw away
::works of Art made from the flotsam and jetsam of everyday life
people who are very poor and do not have Jobs or homes
::Camps were set up to shelter the flotsam and jetsam of the war.

magistrature (iou)



magistrature noun. L17.
[French, from magistrat, formed as MAGISTRATE + -URE.]
The dignity or office of a magistrate; sing. & in pl., the office of a particular magistrate identified contextually. L17.
b. A magistrate's term of office. E18.
Magistrates collectively; a body of magistrates. L17.