justiciary

• POS: Adjective, Noun
• HYPHEN: jus=ti=ci=ar=y

CIDE DICTIONARY

justiciary, n. [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F. justicier. See Justice.].

 An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.  [1913 Webster]
" The chief justiciary, or justiciar, in early English history, was not only the chief justice of the kingdom, but also ex officio regent in the king's absence."  [1913 Webster]

Court of justiciary (Scots Law), the supreme criminal court, having jurisdiction over the whole of Scotland.

OXFORD DICTIONARY

justiciary, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. -ies)
--adj. of the administration of justice.

Etymology

med.L justitiarius f. L justitia: see JUSTICE

ROGET THESAURUS

justiciary

Judge

N judge, justice, justiciar, justiciary, chancellor, justice of assize, judge of assize, recorder, common sergeant, puisne judge, assistant judge, county court judge, conservator of the peace, justice of the peace, J, P, court, magistrate, police magistrate, beak, his worship, his honor, his lordship, jury, twelve men in a box, Lord Chancellor, Lord Justice, Master of the Rolls, Vice Chancellor, Lord Chief Justice, Chief Baron, Mr, Justice, Associate Justice, Chief Justice, Baron, Baron of the Exchequer, jurat, assessor, arbiter, arbitrator, umpire, referee, referendary, revising barrister, domesman, censor, barmaster, ephor, grand juror, grand juryman, juryman, talesman, archon, tribune, praetor, syndic, podesta, mollah, ulema, mufti, cadi, kadi, Rhadamanthus, litigant, judicial, a Daniel come to judgment.