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justiciar
[ juh-stish-ee-er ]
noun
- a high judicial officer in medieval England.
- the chief political and judicial officer in England from the reign of William I to that of Henry III.
justiciar
/ dʒʌˈstɪʃɪˌɑː /
noun
- 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 calledjusticiary
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Derived Forms
- jusˈticiarˌship, noun
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Other Words From
- jus·tici·ar·ship noun
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Word History and Origins
Origin of justiciar1
1475–85; < Medieval Latin jūsticiārius justiciary
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Example Sentences
Justiciar, the citizens permitted to elect their own, i, 43.
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He received a legatine commission, and became sole justiciar.
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Headed by the new justiciar, Hugh Bigod, they besieged Wolvesey.
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But his lordship, Justiciar-General, upbye, has sent his provost-marshal with letters of arrest to the place in vain.
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A Justiciar was an official who exercised the power of government in a judicial manner.
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