justiciary

(-er′ē)

the chief political and judicial officer under the Norman and early Plantagenet kings
Archaic one who administers justice, as a judge
the jurisdiction of a justiciary

Origin: ME < ML justitiarius < L justitia: see justice

adjective

relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge

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noun pl. jus·ti·ci·ar·ies also jus·ti·ci·ars

A high judicial officer in medieval England.

Origin:

Origin: Medieval Latin iūstitiāria

Origin: , from

Origin: feminine of iūstitiārius, of the administration of justice

Origin: , from Latin iūstitia, justice; see Justice

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