justiciar.
One who administers justice
Meaning & usage
One who administers justice A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
One who administers justice A justice: a high-ranking judge.
One who administers justice A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
One who administers justice Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.
A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
Where this word comes from
From Late Latin justitiarius and justiciarius (“justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice”), from Latin iūstitia (“justice”) + -āria (“-ary”). As a translation of various Continental European offices, via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, justicia mayor, etc.
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