-ltē, -ti noun
( -es )
Etymology: shrieve + -alty (as in royalty )
chiefly Britain
1. : the office of a sheriff
the honor of the shrievalty
2. : the term of office of a sheriff
the events of his shrievalty
3. : the jurisdiction of a sheriff
the sheriff has publicly admitted that there are … milk bars in his shrievalty — H.F.Ellis