justiciar

[ juh-stish-ee-er ]
/ dʒʌˈstɪʃ i ər /

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.
justiciary(def 2).

Origin of justiciar

1475–85; < Medieval Latin jūsticiārius justiciary

OTHER WORDS FROM justiciar

jus·ti·ci·ar·ship, noun

Words nearby justiciar

justice's court, justicer, justiceship, justicia, justiciable, justiciar, justiciary, justicoat, justifiable, justifiable homicide, justification

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British Dictionary definitions for justiciar

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 called: justiciary

Derived forms of justiciar

justiciarship, noun