Anglo-Saxon Law. A sheriff. (Erroneously explained by Lambarde as = ealdorman, n. 1).
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| 释义 | society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [noun] > sheriff or high sheriff (15) shiremanc1020 Anglo-Saxon Law. A sheriff. (Erroneously explained by Lambarde as = ealdorman, n. 1). sheriffc1034 England (and Wales). In England before the Norman Conquest, the scírgeréfa (also called scírman) was a high officer, the representative of the royal… viscount1387 Historical. One acting as the deputy or representative of a count or earl in the administration of a district; in English use spec. a sheriff or… shire-reeve14.. etymologizing form of sheriff, n. high sheriff1450 With defining word, as deputy sheriff, under-sheriff, vice-sheriff; high sheriff, the sheriff (in England and Wales, and in some Irish cities) as… Subcategories:— residence of (1) — woman (1) — appointed by sole authority of crown (1) — subordinate deputy (3) — of a third part of a county (2) — in Ireland (1) — in Jersey (1) |
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