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justiciars

justiciars is the plural of justiciar.

Meaning of justiciar

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

Questions about justiciars

What is justiciars the plural of?
Justiciars is the plural of justiciar.

Words near justiciars in the dictionary

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

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