justiciar /d͡ʒʌsˈtɪsi.ɑː(ɹ)/ noun6 •(historical) One who administers justice •(historical) A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland. •(historical) A justice: a high-ranking judge. •(historical) A Chief Justiciar: the highest political and judicial officer of the Kingdom of England in the 12th and 13th centuries. •(historical) Various equivalent medieval offices elsewhere in Europe. •(rare) A justiciary: a believer in the doctrine (or heresy) that adherence to religious law redeems mankind before God. formsjusticiars