Get to know Justiciar better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like justiciary or judge.
Justiciar meaning
- One who administers justice
- A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland.
Synonyms of Justiciar
Using Justiciar
- The main meaning on this page is: One who administers justice | A high-ranking judicial officer of medieval England or Scotland. | One who administers justice
- Useful related words include: justiciary, judge, justice, jurist.
Context around Justiciar
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Justiciar
- In this selection, "justiciar" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, joint, existing and complained stand out and add context to how "justiciar" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include as joint justiciar with puiset and roches as justiciar was an. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "justiciar" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with justiciar
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Mandeville immediately died, and Longchamp took over as joint justiciar with Puiset, which would prove to be a less than satisfactory partnership. (22 words)
For some the appointment of Peter des Roches as justiciar was an important factor, as he was considered an "abrasive foreigner" by many of the barons. (26 words)
When Hubert de Burgh, the existing justiciar, complained, William altered his title to the rector nostrer et rector nostri, "our ruler and the ruler of our kingdom". (27 words)
Lloyd p. 661–3 In 1228 Llywelyn was engaged in a campaign against Hubert de Burgh, who was Justiciar of England and Ireland and one of the most powerful men in the kingdom. (33 words)
When Hubert de Burgh, the existing justiciar, complained, William altered his title to the rector nostrer et rector nostri, "our ruler and the ruler of our kingdom". (27 words)
For some the appointment of Peter des Roches as justiciar was an important factor, as he was considered an "abrasive foreigner" by many of the barons. (26 words)
Example sentences (4)
For some the appointment of Peter des Roches as justiciar was an important factor, as he was considered an "abrasive foreigner" by many of the barons.
Lloyd p. 661–3 In 1228 Llywelyn was engaged in a campaign against Hubert de Burgh, who was Justiciar of England and Ireland and one of the most powerful men in the kingdom.
Mandeville immediately died, and Longchamp took over as joint justiciar with Puiset, which would prove to be a less than satisfactory partnership.
When Hubert de Burgh, the existing justiciar, complained, William altered his title to the rector nostrer et rector nostri, "our ruler and the ruler of our kingdom".