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