justiciary

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/dʒʌˈstɪʃɪərɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( ju stish′ē er′ē)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
jus•ti•ci•ar•y  ( ju stish′ē er′ē),USA pronunciation adj., n., pl. -ar•ies. 
adj. 
  1. Law, World Historyof or pertaining to the administration of justice.

n. 
  1. Law, World Historythe office or jurisdiction of a justiciar.
  2. Law, World Historyjusticiar (defs. 1 and 2).
  • Medieval Latin jūsticiārius. See justice, -ary
  • 1470–80

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
justiciary / dʒʌˈstɪʃɪərɪ/
  1. of or relating to the administration of justice
 ( -aries)
  1. an officer or administrator of justice; judge
  2. another word for justiciar
'justiciary' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
justiciar

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