sheriff
noun
the law-enforcement officer of a county or other civil subdivision of a state.
sheriffdom
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a word derived from
sheriff.
Example Sentences
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Ms Webster also voiced concern that courts in the Grampian, Highland and Islands sheriffdom were being "side-lined" by the current failures.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2023
This week it emerged future jury trials would be unable to proceed at five courts in the Grampian, Highland and Islands sheriffdom.
From BBC ● Jul. 21, 2023
It is a sheriffdom and there is a resident sheriff-substitute at Dundee and another at Forfar, the county town, and courts are held also at Arbroath.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various
But although it was evident that it was against Harek's inclination, he allowed Asmund to take the sheriffdom according to the king's order.
From Heimskringla, or the Chronicle of the Kings of Norway by Snorri Sturluson
Dumbartonshire forms a sheriffdom with the counties of Stirling and Clackmannan, and there is a resident sheriff-substitute at Dumbarton, who sits also at Kirkintilloch.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 8 "Dubner" to "Dyeing" by Various
