justicar

English

Alternative forms

• Justicar

Etymology

Possibly derived from justiciar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒʌst.ɪ.kɑɹ/

Noun

justicar (plural justicars)

1. (fantasy) A representative and enforcer of the king or ruler's justice.
   • 2010, BioWare, Mass Effect 2 (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →OCLC, PC, scene: Illium:

     Spaceport Official: I wanted to be a justicar when I was young. Every asari does I guess.

   • 2011, Sean Williams, Fatal Alliance, →ISBN:

     Until the justicars got there, she was the only thing standing between the Black Sun gangsters and the relatively innocent residents of Gnawer's Roost.

   • 2013, Matt Forbeck, Marked for Death: The Lost Mark, →ISBN:

     As the justicar strode over to the knights, he saw Deothen shaking his head.

   • 2015, Shane Michael Murray, The Orc of Many Answers, page 179:

     At the edge of the square fifty justicars marched around a lone towering figure.

Usage notes

Do not confuse with the term justiciar. While a justiciar was an actual historic role, justicars exist only in fiction of the sword-and-sorcery and science fiction genres. (There are occasional misspellings of the term justiciar as justicar.)

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