transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsher-əf ]
noun
Etymology: Middle English shirreve, from Old English scīrgerēfa, from scīr shire + gerēfa reeve — more at shire , reeve
Date: before 12th century
: an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties (as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)
• sher·iff·dom -əf-dəm, -təm noun