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justiciaries

justiciaries is the plural of justiciary.

Meaning of justiciary

Noun

justiciary (countable and uncountable, plural justiciaries)

  1. (Scotland, countable, historical) A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
  2. (uncountable) The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
  3. (historical) A judge or justice.
  4. (historical) A magistrate.
    Synonyms:
    justicer, justiciar
  5. (historical) A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
    Synonyms:
    justicer, justiciar, judiciar
  6. (historical) A justiciar: a high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
    Synonyms:
    justicer, justiciar

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Questions about justiciaries

What is justiciaries the plural of?
Justiciaries is the plural of justiciary.

Words near justiciaries in the dictionary

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

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