justiciary Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun formerly a high judicial officer
    justiciar.
  2. noun the jurisdiction of a justiciar

WordNet

Jus*ti"ci*a*ry noun
Etymology
Cf. LL. justitiarius, F. justicier. See Justice.
Definitions
  1. (Old Eng. Law) An old name for the judges of the higher English courts. ✍ The chief justiciary, or justiciar, in early English history, was not only the chief justice of the kingdom, but also ex officio regent in the king's absence.

Webster 1913