justiciary
of or relating to the administration of justice.
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How to use justiciary in a sentence
The bailiff, justiciary of the seigniory, had just arrived at the village, accompanied with five or six armed men.
The Pilgrim's Shell or Fergan the Quarryman | Eugne SueHe ruled England as grand justiciary in the absence of the monarch, and was thus viceregent of the kingdom.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume V | John LordThis so enraged the Bishop that he actually accused the justiciary of heresy.
Irish Witchcraft and Demonology | St. John D. (St. John Drelincourt) Seymour"You have said well, gentlemen, and I thank you for your verdict," said the justiciary.
Wager of Battle | Henry William Herbert"Stand forward, now, Sir Foulke d'Oilly," exclaimed the justiciary.
Wager of Battle | Henry William Herbert
British Dictionary definitions for justiciary
/ (dʒʌˈstɪʃɪərɪ) /
of or relating to the administration of justice
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