undersheriff

[ uhn-der-sher-if ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a sheriff's deputy, especially one on whom the sheriff's duties devolve when the office is vacant.

undersheriff

/ ˈʌndəˌʃɛrɪf /

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; under-, sheriff

His judicial office of undersheriff of London had required his close attention every Thursday.

His practice at the bar, and appointment as undersheriff, id.Erasmus visits him and writes the Praise of Folly at his house, 193.

I have been repeatedly undersheriff of Devon, and therefore beg to state the mode in which executions take place.

Should the undersheriff hear nothing further, he hangs the man at the end of the respite, as a matter of course.

No sheriff, undersheriff, or county clerk shall enter any complaints in their books unless the complaining party is present.

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