sheriff

(s̸herif)

noun

  1. in England, esp. formerly, any of various officers of a shire, or county
  2. ☆ in the U.S., the chief law-enforcement officer of a county, charged in general with the keeping of the peace and the execution of court orders

Origin: ME schirreve < OE scirgerefa < scir, shire + gerefa, reeve

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See sheriff in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. The chief law enforcement officer for the courts in a U.S. county.
  2. An officer of a county or an administrative region in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, charged mainly with judicial duties.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, the representative of royal authority in a shire

Origin: , from Old English scīrgerēfa

Origin: : scīr, shire

Origin: + gerēfa, reeve

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