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ˈsheriffship
[-ship.]
The office of sheriff.
1473–4Acc. Ld. High Treas. Scot. I. 46 The office of schirefship of Striueling. a1578Lindesay (Pitscottie) Chron. Scot. (S.T.S.) II. 184 My lord lyndesay tuik possessioun of the Schereffschip of fyffe. 1649? Evelyn in E.'s Diary, etc. (1852) III. 42 The Scots..have..taken away the hereditary shriefships from the nobility. 1747Act. 20 Geo. II, c. 43 §1 All Sheriffships and Deputy Sheriffships of Districts, being Parts only of Shires. 1884Manch. Exam. 17 Nov. 5/3 It will be exceedingly hard if Mr. M. should be compelled to choose between his fat sheriffship and his political ambition. 1893Agnew Hered. Sheriffs of Galloway II. 120 The sheriff..was ordered to grant deputations of sheriffship to Grierson of Lagg, Claverhouse, and Earlshall, as his colleagues. |