SHERIFF


Meaning of SHERIFF in English

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

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