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shriev⋅al⋅ty
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ˈʃri
vəl
ti
/
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shrievalty
–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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shrie·val
(shrē'vəl)
adj. Of or relating to a sheriff.
[From obsolete
shrieve
,
variant of
sheriff
.]
shrie'val·ty
n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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l-tee] 
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