Dictionary

sheriffdom en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *skīru Old English sċīr Old English ġerēfa Old English sċīrġerēfa Middle English shirreve English sheriff Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English sheriffdom From sheriff + -dom.

Meanings

1. The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
   • For the purposes of the administration of justice, Scotland is to be divided into areas, each to be known as a “sheriffdom”. 2014, Scottish Parliament, “Section 1(1)”, in Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, page 1:
   • Crossing the river got him beyond his old nemesis' sheriffdom and into the territory of a more liberal authority.
2. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
   • His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death.

Forms

Synonyms

shrievalty · sheriffalty

Translations (1)

fa حوزه استحفاظی (region)