sheriff
//ˈʃɛɹɪf//
informalForms
- Plural
- sheriffs
- present (v1)
- sheriff
- past (v2)
- sheriffed
- past participle (v3)
- sheriffed
- present participle
- sheriffing
- 3rd person singular
- sheriffs
Definitions
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.(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
3.A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
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
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Word family
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve.