Justiciary

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Justiciary \Jus*ti"ci*a*ry\, n. [Cf. LL. justitiarius, F.
     justicier. See {Justice}.] (Old Eng. Law)
     An old name for the judges of the higher English courts.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Note: 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.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     {Court of justiciary} (Scots Law), the supreme criminal
        court, having jurisdiction over the whole of Scotland.
        Justico

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  justiciary
       n 1: formerly a high judicial officer [syn: {justiciar}]
       2: the jurisdiction of a justiciar

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  JUSTICIARY, officer. Another name for a judge. In Latin, he was called 
  justiciarius, and in French, justicier. Not used. Bac. Ab. Courts and their 
  Jurisdiction, A.