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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Scotland, historical) The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant..
Use sheriff-depute when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Sheriff-depute means (Scotland, historical) The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use sheriff-depute where its definition matches the intended context.
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