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sheriffdom
Variant of sheriff
noun
- in England, esp. formerly, any of various officers of a shire, or county
- ☆ 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
Related Forms:
- sheriffdom noun
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