sher ‧ iff /ˈʃerəf, ˈʃerɪf/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Language: Old English ; Origin: scirgerefa , from scir 'area with its own government' + gerefa 'person in charge of an area' ]
1 . an elected law officer of a ↑ county in the US
2 . ( also High Sheriff ) the representative of the king or queen in a ↑ county of England and Wales, who has mostly ceremonial duties
3 . the most important judge in a ↑ district or ↑ county in Scotland