sheriff en · NOUN
Pronunciation
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve. There is no etymological connection to sharif (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf)), an Arabic title of honour with cognates in other languages, including Persian, Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.
Meanings
- (UK, qualifier:except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
- (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
- (US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sheriffs | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| shrieve | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic | |
| sherriff | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Deriveds
undersheriff · sheriffhood · sheriffship · sheriffess · sheriffry · sheriffalty · Sheriff Hutton · high sheriff · there is a new sheriff in town · sheriffwick · subsheriff · sheriffdom
Descendants
Translations (69)
he שֵׁרִיף (all meanings) · nb sheriff (all meanings) · es sheriff (all meanings) · lt šerifas (all meanings) · oj dakoniwewinini (all meanings) · ja シェリフ (all meanings) · ar شَرِيف (all meanings) · sq sherif (all meanings) · tg шериф (all meanings) · ur شیرِف (all meanings) · ka შერიფი (all meanings) · sv sheriff (all meanings) · kk шериф (all meanings) · es alguacil (all meanings) · fi seriffi (all meanings) · az şerif (all meanings) · ro șerif (all meanings) · sl šerif (all meanings) · gd siorram (all meanings) · sk šerif (all meanings) · be шэры́ф (all meanings) · bg шери́ф (all meanings) · ms syerif (all meanings) · fa-ira کَلانْتَر (all meanings) · ca xèrif (all meanings) · uz sherif (all meanings) · ga sirriam (all meanings) · lv šerifs (all meanings) · ky шериф (all meanings) · eo ŝerifo (all meanings) · mk шериф (all meanings) · ko 보안관 (all meanings) · io ushero (all meanings) · da sherif (all meanings) · cs šerif (all meanings) · sh шѐриф (all meanings) · tl serip (all meanings) · hy շերիֆ (all meanings) · fi šeriffi (all meanings) · vi cảnh sát trưởng (all meanings) · hu megyei rendőrfőnök (all meanings) · ko 형사 (all meanings) · mr शेरिफ (all meanings) · tew awasêe (all meanings) · de Sheriff (all meanings) · pl szeryf (all meanings) · ko 세리프 (all meanings) · hu seriff (all meanings) · hi शरीफ (all meanings) · fr shérif (all meanings) · hi शेरिफ़ (all meanings) · cy siryf (all meanings) · nb lensmann (all meanings) · uk шери́ф (all meanings) · gl shériff (all meanings) · fi sheriffi (all meanings) · is fógeti (all meanings) · pt xerife (all meanings) · ja 保安官 (all meanings) · tr şerif (all meanings) · nl sheriff (all meanings) · cmn 郡治安官 (all meanings) · sh šèrif (all meanings) · el σερίφης (all meanings) · ru шери́ф (all meanings) · fa-ira شِریف (all meanings) · is skerfari (all meanings) · et šerif (all meanings) · it sceriffo (all meanings)