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justiciar

/d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/

justiciar noun: a high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.

Noun

justiciar (plural justiciars)

  1. (historical) A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
    Synonyms:
    justicer, justiciary
  2. (historical) A justice: a high-ranking judge.
  3. (historical) A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
    Synonyms:
    justicer, justiciary, Chief Justiciary, Capital Justiciary, Chief Justiciar, Capital Justiciar
  4. (historical) Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.
    Synonyms:
    justicer, justiciary
  5. (rare) A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
    Synonyms:
    justiciary, legalist

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Forms of justiciar

pluraljusticiars

Origin of justiciar

From Late Latin justitiarius and justiciarius (“justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice”), from Latin iūstitia (“justice”) + -āria (“-ary”). As a translation of various Continental European offices, via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, justicia mayor, etc.

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Questions about justiciar

What does justiciar mean?
Justiciar means a high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
What part of speech is justiciar?
Justiciar is a noun.
How do you pronounce justiciar?
Justiciar is pronounced /d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of justiciar?
The plural of justiciar is justiciars.

Words near justiciar in the dictionary

  1. Justicia Themis foresters
  2. justiciability
  3. justiciable
  4. justicial
  5. justicialism
  6. justiciar
  7. justiciaries
  8. justiciars
  9. justiciarship
  10. justiciarships
  11. justiciary

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