Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

justiciar

/d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: jus-ti-ciar
IPA: /d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/

18

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who administers justice

noun

One who administers justice

noun

One who administers justice

noun

One who administers justice

noun

A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God.

Etymology

From Late Latin justitiarius and justiciarius (“justiciar, judge, justice [of the peace]; judiciary, related to justice”), from Latin iūstitia (“justice”) + -āria (“-ary”). As a translation of various Continental European offices, via Middle French justicier, Spanish justiciero, justicia mayor, etc.

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: justitiarius, iūstitia, justicier, justiciero

Inflected Forms

justiciars (plural)

Derived Forms

cojusticiar justiciarship

Phrases

Capital Justiciar Chief Justiciar

Frequently Paired Words

justicar

Synonyms

justicer justiciary justice doomsman judg judge justiciar Chief Justiciary Capital Justiciary Chief Justiciar Capital Justiciar legalist

Antonyms

antinomian solifidian

Questions

How do you pronounce justiciar?: The recorded pronunciation is /d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/.
What does justiciar mean?: One who administers justice
Where does justiciar come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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