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shriev·alty (s̸hrēv′əl tē)

noun pl. shrievalties -·ties

  1. a sheriff's office or term of office
  2. the district served by a sheriff

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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