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sheriffalty

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sher⋅iff⋅al⋅ty

  [sher-i-fuhl-tee]
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–noun, plural -ties.
shrievalty.
Origin:
1510–20; alter. of shrievalty by influence of sheriff

shriev⋅al⋅ty

  [shree-vuhl-tee]
–noun, plural -ties.
the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
Also called sheriffalty.

Origin:
1495–1505; shrieve 1 + -alty, as in mayoralty
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