justiciary
adjective
of or relating to the administration of justice.
justiciaries
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pluralof justiciary.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The earl of Norfolk was defeated at Fagadun, near Cambridge, by Odo the regent, assisted by Richard de Bienfaite and William de Warrenne, the two justiciaries.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John by David Hume
The English justiciaries for the southern district of the conquered kingdom were holding an assize, and at this most of the nobles and principal men of that part were present.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
The high officers and a large proportion of the justiciaries and sheriffs were English, and Edward ruled Scotland from Westminster as he did England.
From In Freedom's Cause : a Story of Wallace and Bruce by G. A. (George Alfred) Henty
Edward by the grace of God, king, &c., to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justiciaries, &c. &c., health.
From The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple by Charles G. Addison
Abbots and priors as territorial lords and high justiciaries had their share in the confiscated goods of the defeated combatant, and Pope Nicholas when applied to in 858 pronounced it “a just and legitimate combat.”
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
