judicatory C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈdʒudɪkəˌtɔri/ UK /dʒuːˈdɪkətəri/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to the administration of justice; a court or tribunal The dispute was referred to the church's highest judicatory for ruling. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the... tribunalcourtjudiciarybenchjudicial Word family Related forms judicaturejudgejudicialjudiciary Etymology AI details From Latin 'iudicatorius' ('pertaining to judgment'), from 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say'). iudicatorius Latin iudicare Latin iudex Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # judicatory **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈdʒudɪkəˌtɔri/ **IPA (UK):** /dʒuːˈdɪkətəri/ ## Meanings 1. relating to the administration of justice; a court or tribunal ## Examples - The dispute was referred to the church's highest judicatory for ruling. ## Synonyms - tribunal - court - judiciary - bench - judicial ## Related Forms - judicature - judge - judicial - judiciary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: iudicatorius - Root: iudicare - Root: iudex ## Etymology From Latin 'iudicatorius' ('pertaining to judgment'), from 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say'). ## AI Etymology Judicatory comes from Latin 'iudicatorius' ('pertaining to judgment'), from 'iudicare' ('to judge'), from 'iudex' ('judge'), from 'ius' ('law') + 'dicere' ('to say'). The etymological trail includes Latin iudicatorius, Latin iudicare, Latin iudex. The same word family includes judicature, judge, judicial, judiciary. Its current adjective use means "relating to the administration of justice; a court or tribunal". ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown