justiciary

[ juh-stish-ee-er-ee ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the administration of justice.

noun

, plural jus·ti·ci·ar·ies.

1. the office or jurisdiction of a justiciar.
2. justiciar ( defs 1, 2 ).

justiciary

/ dʒʌˈstɪʃɪərɪ /

adjective

1. of or relating to the administration of justice

noun

1. an officer or administrator of justice; judge
2. another word for justiciar

Word History and Origins

Origin of justiciary¹

From the Medieval Latin word jūsticiārius, dating back to 1470–80. See justice, -ary

Example Sentences

To listen as chief justiciary to the causes, of which a constant crop sprang up at Emania, tares and corn thickly set together, troubled him sorely.

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The Zelle justiciary, nothing loath, next Sunday dispatched two hundred of his soldiers, who lay hid in the wood till the congregation had assembled.

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Edward by the grace of God, king, &c., to the archbishops, bishops, abbots, priors, earls, barons, justiciaries, &c. &c., health.

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This plea was debated at great length, and the provincial parliament eventually decided that, though the sentence was a just one, the Count of Valois had no justiciary authority in the district of Moisy.

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Ten years later he was appointed a lord of justiciary.

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