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JUSTICIAR
justiciar, justiciary
(noun) formerly a high judicial officer
Source: WordNet® 3.1
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
Jus*ti"ci*ar, n.
Definition: Same as Justiciary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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