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

Etymology

Origin of shrievalty

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

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

shrievalty shrievalties

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Judges, small magistrates, officers large and small, the shrievalty, the water office, the tax office, all were to come within its purview.

From The Titan by Dreiser, Theodore

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 Sharpe, Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson)

Mr. Stephen Tidey Senior, sir, as you may be aware, is next on the list for the shrievalty.

From The Lighted Way by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)

When the Cortes understood that there were unqualified persons among Bantornyi's voters, they opposed him to a man, and at noon Mr. Rety was elected to the shrievalty.

From The Village Notary by E?tv?s, J?zsef

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 Hunt, William