jus·ti·ci·ar·y (j -st sh  - r ) also jus·ti·ci·ar (-- r)n. pl. jus·ti·ci·ar·ies also jus·ti·ci·ars A high judicial officer in medieval England. [Medieval Latin i  stiti ria, from feminine of istitirius, of the administration of justice, from Latin istitia, justice; see justice.] |
justiciar [dʒʌˈstɪʃɪˌɑː]
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(Law) English legal history the chief political and legal officer from the time of William I to that of Henry III, who deputized for the king in his absence and presided over the kings' courts Also called justiciary
justiciarship n
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| Noun | 1. | justiciar - formerly a high judicial officer Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; `Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom |
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