justiciar

Meaning

Noun

• One who administers justice, particularly:
• A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.

Related

Similar words

• justicer, justiciary
• justiciary
• See justice
• justiciary, Chief Justiciary, Capital Justiciary; Chief Justiciar, Capital Justiciar
• See legalist

Origin

• From Late Latin justitiarius and justiciarius, from Latin iūstitia ("justice") + -āria. As a translation of various Continental European offices, via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, justicia mayor, &c.