Lord Justice General
/ˌlɔːd ˌdʒʌstɪs ˈdʒɛn(ə)rəl/ /ˌlɔːd ˌdʒʌstɪs ˈdʒɛn(ə)r(ə)l/Scottish Law
noun
The president of the High Court of Justiciary.
- The position became a sinecure usually held by a nobleman (the actual duties being discharged by the Justice Clerk), and was merged in the 1830s with that of Lord President of the Court of Session‘Lord’, originally prefixed as a deferential form of address or reference, became established in the title during the 17th cent..
Origin
Late 16th century; earliest use found in Juridical Review. From lord + Justice General.
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