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sheriffalty

[ sher-i-fuhl-tee ]
/ ˈʃɛr ɪ fəl ti /

noun, plural sher·iff·al·ties.

shrievalty.

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Origin of sheriffalty

1510–20; alteration of shrievalty by influence of sheriff

Words nearby sheriffalty

sherd, sheria, Sheridan, sherif, sheriff, sheriffalty, sheriff court, sheriffwick, sherlock, Sherlockian, Sherman
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