----- Original Message ----- From: Janet Crawford <reojan@home.com> To: <pianoteacher3@juno.com> Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 11:34 AM Subject: Re: [WEX] What does Justicar mean? > Dear Nancy, I think the spelling may be wrong. A justiciar was the chief > political and judicial officer of the Norman and later kings until the 13th > century. It was a high royal judicial officer. The Earl Marshal was the head > of Heald's College in England and is now hereditary in the line of the Dukes > of Norfolk. The Earl Marshall attends the sovereign at the opening and > closing of Parliament, arranges the order of state processions, etc. > > Hope that helps. Janet > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <pianoteacher3@juno.com> > To: <WEXFORD-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 08, 2000 6:38 AM > Subject: [WEX] What does Justicar mean? > > > > Hello! > > > > I have been reading some Irish history, and I keep running across the > > term "justicar" as a title. Could someone explain to me a little more > > precisely what a Justicar did? Also, I am seeing the term "Earl Marshal" > > which seems to be a title that carried some sort of responsibility with > > it. Is there somewhere on-line that would give me a definition of these > > and other similar titles? It would make the understanding of the > > material that I am reading much easier. To be specific, I am reading > > about the Norman Era in regard to activity in County Wexford, and in Old > > Ross in particular, in the twelfth century. > > > > Nancy in DE, USA > > > > mailto:pianoteacher3@juno.com > > > > Rootsweb Sponsor > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search ALL of RootsWeb's mailing lists in real time. > > RootsWeb's Personalized Mailing Lists: > > http://pml.rootsweb.com/ > > > >