CAPITALIS JUSTICIARIUS AD PLACITA CORAM REGE TENENDA

capitalis justiciarius ad placita coram rege tenenda (kap-i-tay-lis j[schwa]s-tish-ee-air-ee-[schwa]s ad plas-[schwa]-t[schwa] kor-[schwa]m ree-jee t[schwa]-nen-d[schwa]). [Latin] Hist. Chief justice for holding pleas before the king. • This phrase — which dates from the 13th century — referred to the chief justice of the King’s Bench.