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sheriff

//ˈʃɛɹɪf//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

informal

Note for sheriff

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
sheriffs

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
sheriff
past (v2)
sheriffed
past participle (v3)
sheriffed
present participle
sheriffing
3rd person singular
sheriffs

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.

  2. 2.(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.

  3. 3.A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To carry out the duties of a sheriff.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #2895

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Uncommon
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Related words

Word family

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve.

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