Mage (Lorica)

Mage: Spellshaper definition
Those spellshapers who have successfully created a new high-end spell are given the further title of Mage. Just making any old combination effect spell is not going to make the cut. As creating the kind of high-end spell necessary to earn this title is extraordinarily difficult, only the outstanding members of the profession achieve this status. Becoming a mage therefore commands considerable respect within the maging community, and in particular among other spellshapers, who know first-hand just how complicated the spellmaking process is.

The term is related to Maging, which is the process of magic research and spell development. Its etymology is "Imaging" or "Imagination", as maging is a process of imagining something that does not yet exist and making it real.

Mage: Common definition
The term "mage" has also entered the vernacular, referring to anyone in the maging community.