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sheriff

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sheriff (noun)
  2. sheriff depute (noun)
  3. sheriff-pink (noun)
  4. sheriff substitute (noun)
  5. sheriff's court (noun)
  6. deputy sheriff (noun)
  7. pocket sheriff (noun)

sher·iff

noun \ˈsher-əf\

Definition of SHERIFF

: an important official of a shire or county charged primarily with judicial duties (as executing the processes and orders of courts and judges)
— sher·iff·dom \-əf-dəm, -təm\ noun
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Origin of SHERIFF

Middle English shirreve, from Old English scīrgerēfa, from scīr shire + gerēfa reeve — more at shire, reeve
First Known Use: before 12th century

Other Legal Terms

actionable, alienable, carceral, chattel, complicity, decedent, larceny, malfeasance, modus operandi

Rhymes with SHERIFF

seraph, serif, teraph

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