justiciary

jus·ti·ci·ar·y

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [juh-stish-ee-er-ee]
- /dʒʌˈstɪʃ iˌɛr i/
- /dʒʌ.ˈstɪʃ.ər.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [juh-stish-ee-er-ee]
- /dʒʌˈstɪʃ iˌɛr i/

Definitions of justiciary word

adjective justiciary of or relating to the administration of justice. 1
noun plural justiciary the office or jurisdiction of a justiciar. 1
noun plural justiciary justiciar (defs 1, 2). 1
adjective justiciary of or relating to the administration of justice 0
noun justiciary an officer or administrator of justice; judge 0
noun justiciary the chief political and judicial officer under the Norman and early Plantagenet kings 0

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Origin of justiciary

First appearance:

before 1470

One of the 25% oldest English words

From the Medieval Latin word jūsticiārius, dating back to 1470-80. See justice, -ary

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Parts of speech for Justiciary

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Justiciary

justiciary popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

justiciary usage trend in Literature

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