adjective
noun
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an officer or administrator of justice; judge
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another word for justiciar
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Etymology
Origin of justiciary
From the Medieval Latin word jūsticiārius, dating back to 1470–80. See justice, -ary
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In 1190 he went to the Holy Land, returning in 1193, in which year he was elected Archbishop of Canterbury and appointed justiciary.
From The Chronicle of Jocelin of Brakelond: A Picture of Monastic Life in the Days of Abbot Samson by Brakelond, Jocelin de
Mr. King was examined on the 16th before the justiciary, and Mr. Kid on the day following.
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
He was brought before the justiciary, and indicted for being with the rebels at Glasgow, Bothwel, &c.
From Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) A Brief Historical Account of the Lives, Characters, and Memorable Transactions of the Most Eminent Scots Worthies by Howie, John
His lordship, when one of the justiciary judges, returning from the North Circuit to Perth, happened one night to sleep at Dunkeld.
From Law and Laughter by Morton, George A. (George Alexander)
The justiciary nobles retained their judges, often called bailiffs, until the Revolution.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 2 "Baconthorpe" to "Bankruptcy" by Various
The king, therefore, with the assistance of his justiciaries, compiled a new body of laws, in order to find a temper between both.
From The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 07 (of 12) by Burke, Edmund
The administration was left in the hands of Hugh, Bishop of Durham, and of Longchamp, Bishop of Ely, whom he appointed justiciaries and guardians of the realm.
From The History of England, Volume I by Hume, David
Descended from the O'Hagans, who were hereditary justiciaries and secretaries to the O'Neill, he is, by universal consent, one of the ablest and most accomplished judges that ever adorned the Irish Bench.
From The Land-War In Ireland (1870) A History For The Times by Godkin, James
The princes of Baux were podestas of Milan, consul-podestas of Arles, where they had a castle, were seneschals of Piedmont, grand justiciaries of the kingdom of Naples, princes of Orange, and viscounts of Marseilles.
From In Troubadour-Land A Ramble in Provence and Languedoc by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)
In utter desperation, Bruce's first measure was to defend himself against the English justiciaries, and, rallying his friends, he took possession of the castle of Dumfries, where they were holding their court in a hall.
From Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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