justiciary

About 0.06 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A judgeship: a judge's jurisdiction, power, or office.
2. noun The judiciary: a collective term for the court system or the body of judges, justices etc.
3. noun One who administers justice, particularly:
4. noun A judge or justice.
5. noun A magistrate.
6. noun A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
7. noun A justiciar: a high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
8. noun Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.

Similar words

justiciar justiciaryship judicatory judicature justiciarship judgeship judiciary court iudge law lord

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