sheriff
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Definition of sheriff
5 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (British)(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
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noun
- (British)(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
- (Scotland)A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
- (US)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.
verb
- (transitive)To carry out the duties of a sheriff.
name
- An English surname originating as an occupation.
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Etymology
Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve. There is no etymological connection to Sharif (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf)), an Arabic title of honour with cognates in other languages, including Persian, Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.
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