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Meaning of justiciar | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)

Definitions

  1. One who administers justice
    historical
  2. A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
    historical
  3. A justice: a high-ranking judge.
    historical
  4. A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries.
    historical
  5. Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe.
    historical
  6. A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.
    rare

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

justiciarship justiciary justiciaryship justicidin justicies justicoat

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