1. a high judicial officer or chief justice in medieval England
Usage: historical

Examples

• The justiciar presided over the royal court in the king’s absence.
• Medieval England’s justiciar held significant administrative and judicial power.
• The position of justiciar was one of the highest offices in the Norman government.
• Henry II appointed trusted nobles to serve as justiciars in different regions.
• The justiciar’s decisions could affect the entire kingdom’s legal system.
• By the 13th century, the role of justiciar had evolved considerably.