Magnate :: Magnate () A person of rank; a noble or grandee; a person of influence or distinction in any sphere.
Magnate :: Magnate () One of the nobility, or certain high officers of state belonging to the noble estate in the national representation of Hungary, and formerly of Poland..
Scandalum Magnatum :: Scandalum magnatum () A defamatory speech or writing published to the injury of a person of dignity; -- usually abbreviated scan. mag.