grand inquisitor

(often initial capital letters) the presiding officer of a court of inquisition.

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As the office of grand-inquisitor was vacant, he wished to suppress it, and place Portugal under the dominion of that of Spain.
The History of the Inquisition of Spain from the Time of its Establishment to the Reign of Ferdinand VII.|Juan Antonio Llorente
But the stuff of which a grand-inquisitor is made is not apt to be of the yielding sort.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott
The grand-inquisitor was clothed with an authority before which the monarch himself might tremble.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott
In such a light, we may be quite sure, it would be viewed both by Philip and his minister, the grand-inquisitor.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott

Among the enemies raised by Carranza's success, the most implacable was the grand-inquisitor, Valds.
History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain.|William H. Prescott