shrievalty
Americannoun
noun
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the office or term of office of a sheriff
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the jurisdiction of a sheriff
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of shrievalty
1495–1505; shrieve 1 + -alty, as in mayoralty
Example Sentences
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In 1922 Stephen Killik, then neither knight nor Alderman, beat the Aldermanic candidate for the shrievalty.
From Time Magazine Archive
Except the first day, which was Irish rainy, every day has been sunshiny, and my mother has taken advantage of the shrievalty four horses and two yellow jackets to drive about.
From The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 by Hare, Augustus J. C.
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 Hunt, William
The supreme court of the territory was sitting at Santa Fe, and its decision upon the shrievalty would be announced in a few days.
From With Hoops of Steel by Smith, Dan
The new sovereign, treating his surrender of the castle as treachery, took the shrievalty from him, disseised him of Amounderness and sold his cantreds of Limerick land to William de Braose.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" by Various
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