justiciary (English, noun)
expansion: justiciary (countable and uncountable, plural justiciaries)
Senses:
glosses: A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
tags: Scotland
countable
historical
glosses: The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
tags: uncountable
glosses: One who administers justice
A judge or justice.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
glosses: One who administers justice
A magistrate.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
glosses: One who administers justice
A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
glosses: One who administers justice
A justiciar: a high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
glosses: One who administers justice
Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.
tags: countable
historical
uncountable
topics: Christianity
lifestyle
religion
theology
glosses: A believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
tags: countable
uncountable
Forms:
form: justiciaries
tags: plural