justiciar

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/ === Noun === justiciar (plural justiciars) (historical) One who administers justice, particularly: Synonyms: justicer, justiciary (historical) A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland. Synonym: justiciary (historical) A justice: a high-ranking judge. Synonyms: justice; see also Thesaurus:judge (historical) A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries. Synonyms: justiciary, Chief Justiciary, Capital Justiciary; Chief Justiciar, Capital Justiciar (historical) Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe. Synonym: justiciary (Christianity, theology, rare) A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God. Synonyms: justiciary, legalist Antonyms: antinomian, solifidian ==== Derived terms ==== Capital Justiciar Chief Justiciar justiciarship ==== Translations ==== === See also === justicar === Further reading === Oxford English Dictionary, 3rd ed. "judiciar, n." Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2013.