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Definitions for Sheriff
[1] the law-enforcement officer of a county or other civil subdivision of a state.
[2] (formerly) an important civil officer in an English shire.
[3] (in the US) the chief law-enforcement officer in a county: popularly elected, except in Rhode Island
[4] (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having chiefly ceremonial duties Related adjective: shrieval
[5] (in Scotland) a judge in any of the sheriff courts
[6] (in Australia) an administrative officer of the Supreme Court, who enforces judgments and the execution of writs, empanels juries, etc
[7] (in New Zealand) an officer of the High Court
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sherbrooke, sherd, sheria, sheridan, sherif, sheriff, sheriff court, sheriffalty, sheriffwick, sherlock, sherlockian
Origin of Sheriff
before 1050; Middle English sher(r)ef, Old English scīrgerēfa. See shire, reeve1
Other words from Sheriff
sher·iff·dom [sher -if-duh m] /ˈʃɛr ɪf dəm/ , noun
sub·sher·iff , noun
Word origin for Sheriff
Old English scīrgerēfa, from scīr shire 1 + gerēfa reeve 1