shrievalty

American  

[shree-vuhl-tee] / ˈʃri vəl ti /

noun

• shrievalties
  plural

1. the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.

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shrievalty British  

/ ˈʃriːvəltɪ /

noun

1. the office or term of office of a sheriff

2. the jurisdiction of a sheriff

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• shrievalties
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of shrievalty

1495–1505; shrieve ¹ + -alty, as in mayoralty

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Example Sentences

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shrievalty shrievalties

In 1922 Stephen Killik, then neither knight nor Alderman, beat the Aldermanic candidate for the shrievalty.

From Time Magazine Archive

The concession made by the king's grandfather had been ignored by Stephen and the empress Matilda, each of whom in turn had granted the shrievalty of London and Middlesex to the Earl of Essex.

From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe

As Segrave was sheriff of five shires, and the bishop himself had acquired the shrievalty of Hampshire, this involved the transference of the administration of over two-thirds of the counties to the bishop's dependants.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt

In 1506 Henry removed Robert Johnson, a goldsmith, from the shrievalty within three days of his election, and put William Fitz-William in his place.

From London and the Kingdom - Volume I by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe

On Saturday of the first week in October Judge Harlin received a private dispatch from Santa Fe saying that the supreme court had decided the shrievalty contest in favor of Joe Davis, the Democratic candidate.

From With Hoops of Steel by Dan Smith

There Rivaux, who had yielded up before Michaelmas most of his shrievalties, was made treasurer, with Passelewe as his deputy.

From The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) by William Hunt

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