First Known Use: circa 1580
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justiciar
noun jus·ti·ci·ar \ˌjə-ˈsti-shē-ər, -ˌär\
Definition of JUSTICIAR
: the chief political and judicial officer of the Norman and later kings of England until the 13th century
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Origin of JUSTICIAR
Medieval Latin justitiarius, from Latin justitia
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