Medieval History Term of the Week: Justiciar
Justiciar
[juh-stish-ee-er]
Etymology: Medieval Latin justitiarius, from Latin justitia
1) The head of the royal judicial system and the king’s viceroy when absent from the country. (MEDIEV-L. Medieval Terms)
2) Regent in England under William I, chief minister until the 1220s. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 230)
3) A high administrative and judicial officer who ruled for the king during his absence abroad and under him on his return (Sayles, George O. The King’s Parliament of England, 145)
*term definitions retrieved from Netserf’s Medieval Glossary (http://www.netserf.org/Glossary)
Filed under: Middle Ages History, Medieval Glossary, Medieval History on October 24th, 2008
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