justiciar

[ juh-stish-ee-er ]

noun
  1. a high judicial officer in medieval England.

  2. the chief political and judicial officer in England from the reign of William I to that of Henry III.

Origin of justiciar

1
1475–85; <Medieval Latin jūsticiāriusjusticiary

Other words from justiciar

  • jus·ti·ci·ar·ship, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for justiciar

justiciar

/ (dʒʌˈstɪʃɪˌɑː) /


noun
  1. 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

Derived forms of justiciar

  • justiciarship, noun

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