justiciar
4 synonyms for justiciar, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Noun — A person who carries out justice.
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4. noun
(historical) The most senior legal and political official in England during the 1100s and 1200s.
Etymology
From Late Latin justitiarius and justiciarius ("justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice"), from Latin iūstitia ("justice") plus -āria ("-ary"). As a rendering of various Continental European offices, it came via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, justicia mayor, and so on.
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