SHRIEVALTY


Meaning of SHRIEVALTY in English

/shree"veuhl tee/ , n. , pl. shrievalties .

the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff. Also called sheriffalty .

[ 1495-1505; SHRIEVE 1 + -alty, as in mayoralty ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .