- chief justiciar
- A special magistrate or justice who presided over the Norman aula regis, being the principal minister of state and the second man in the kingdom. See 3 Bl Comm 38.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
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Chief Justiciar — Im mittelalterlichen England und Schottland war der Chief Justiciar (später nur noch Justiciar) in etwa ein Äquivalent zum heutigen Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs: des Königs oberster Minister. Der Begriff stammt aus dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Justiciar — In medieval England and Ireland the Chief Justiciar (later known simply as the Justiciar) was roughly equivalent to a modern Prime Minister as the monarch s chief minister. Similar positions existed on the Continent, particularly in Norman Italy … Wikipedia
Justiciar — Im mittelalterlichen England und Schottland war der Chief Justiciar (später nur noch Justiciar) in etwa ein Äquivalent zum heutigen Premierminister des Vereinigten Königreichs: des Königs oberster Minister. Der Begriff stammt aus dem… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Justiciar — Dans l Angleterre et l Irlande médiévales, le Chief Justiciar (appelé plus tard Justiciar) occupait des fonctions semblables à celle du premier ministre du Royaume Uni en tant que ministre en chef du roi. Des postes semblables existaient sur le… … Wikipédia en Français
chief — One who is put above the rest. Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the best or most important or valuable of several; paramount; of leading importance. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action … Black's law dictionary
chief — One who is put above the rest. Principal; leading; head; eminent in power or importance; the best or most important or valuable of several; paramount; of leading importance. Declaration in chief is a declaration for the principal cause of action … Black's law dictionary
justiciar — justiciarship, n. /ju stish ee euhr/, n. 1. a high judicial officer in medieval England. 2. the chief political and judicial officer in England from the reign of William I to that of Henry III. 3. justiciary (def. 2). [1475 85; < ML justiciarius… … Universalium
justiciar — noun Etymology: Medieval Latin justitiarius, from Latin justitia Date: circa 1580 the chief political and judicial officer of the Norman and later kings of England until the 13th century … New Collegiate Dictionary
Justiciar — The head of the royal judicial system and the king s viceroy when absent from the country. ♦ Regent in England under William I, chief minister until the 1220s. (Gies, Joseph and Francis. Life in a Medieval Castle, 230) ♦ A high administrative and … Medieval glossary
justiciar — jus•ti•ci•ar [[t]dʒʌˈstɪʃ i ər[/t]] n. 1) law why a high judicial officer in medieval England 2) law why the chief political and judicial officer in England from the reign of William I to that of Henry III • Etymology: 1475–85; < ML… … From formal English to slang
