| The panegyrist, Claudian, reported that the West Roman magister militum, Stilicho, led a campaign against the Picts and Scots at Hadrian's Wall. |
| Tilney was principally a lawyer, although variously described as magister, clerk, bachelor-of-law, esquire, gentleman, and husbandman. |
| Alaric was disappointed in his hopes for promotion to magister militum after the battle of the Frigidus. |
| The fact that the Bishop is magister fidei and doctor veritatis does not mean that he is the owner of the truth. |
| The great majority of, if not all, important figures in medieval music bear the title magister. |
| Their claim to consideration rested on their expertise, their mastery, and the title magister became the sufficient indication of their authority. |
