justiciar

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/d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/

noun

A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.

Similar
justicerjusticiaryjusticedoomsmanjudgjudgeChief JusticiaryCapital Justiciary
Opposite
antinomiansolifidian
OriginLate Latin justitiarius ← Latin iūstitia ← Middle French justicier →
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Meanings

nounjusticiar (plural justiciars)

plural justiciars

  1. One who administers justice
    1. historicalA high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.

      Synonyms: justicer, justiciary, justiciary

    2. historicalA justice: a high-ranking judge.

      Synonyms: justicer, justiciary, justice, doomsman, judg, judge, justice, justicer

    3. historicalA Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.

      Synonyms: justicer, justiciary, justiciary, Chief Justiciary, Capital Justiciary, Chief Justiciar, Capital Justiciar

    4. historicalVarious equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.

      Synonyms: justicer, justiciary, justiciary

  2. rareChristianityA justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.

    Synonyms: justiciary, legalist · Antonyms: antinomian, solifidian

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.

Similar
justicerjusticiaryjusticiary

nounA justice: a high-ranking judge.

Similar
justicerjusticiaryjusticedoomsmanjudgjudgejusticejusticerjusticiary

nounA Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.

Similar
justicerjusticiaryjusticiaryChief JusticiaryCapital JusticiaryChief JusticiarCapital Justiciar

nounVarious equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.

Similar
justicerjusticiaryjusticiary

nounA justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.

Similar
justiciarylegalist
Opposite
antinomiansolifidian

More synonyms by meaning

nounformerly a high judicial officer

Similar
justiciary
Broader
judgejusticejurist
Also see
doomsmanjudgejusticejusticerjusticiarylegalist

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Spanishjusticiero
  2. Middle Frenchjusticier
  3. Latiniūstitia“justice”
  4. Late Latinjustitiarius
  5. Englishjusticiar

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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Translations

Latin iūstitiārius
  • iūstitiāriusofficer
Polish oprawca, justycjariusz
  • oprawcaofficer
  • justycjariuszofficer
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APA

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“justiciar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/justiciar. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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