JUSTICIAR

justiciar, justiciary

(noun) formerly a high judicial officer

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

justiciar (plural justiciars)

(historical) One who administers justice, particularly:

(historical) A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.

(historical) A justice: a high-ranking judge.

(historical) A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.

(historical) Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.

(Christian, theology, rare) A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.

Synonyms

• (One who administers justice generally): justicer, justiciary

• (A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England): justiciary

• (A judge of a superior court): See justice

• (The chief judicial officer of medieval England): justiciary, Chief Justiciary, Capital Justiciary; Chief Justiciar, Capital Justiciar

• (Proponent of a theological doctrine): See legalist

Source: Wiktionary

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Jus*ti"ci*ar, n.

Definition: Same as Justiciary.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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