单词 | sheriffing |
释义 | sheriffingn. The holding of the office of sheriff, and discharge of its duties. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > sheriff > office of > holding of sheriffing1682 1682 Heraclitus Ridens 2 May 2/2 The several Plots and Projects of Exclusion, Association, Sheriffing, Feasting, &c. 1896 Harper's Mag. Apr. 812/2 ‘You may think this here sheriffing is mighty funny,’ he confided one day to a friend, ‘but you ought to try it once, and see the dishonest whelps you have to deal with.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1914; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1682 |
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