ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Sherriff

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Sherriff is a noun meaning Obsolete form of sheriff.

Meaning

Obsolete form of sheriff.

Example Sentences

One of these proprietors is a magistrate of Oxfordshire, another a justice of the peace for Berkshire, and Stewart, who was a tailor's trotter, originally, was lately high sherriff ^([sic]) of his county.

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Related Words

Related dictionary entries include sherrif, sherriffs, sheriff, sherif, sheriffs, undersheriff.

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