shrievalty

[ shree-vuhl-tee ]

/ ˈʃri vəl ti /

noun, plural shriev·al·ties.

the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff.

Also called sheriffalty.

Origin of shrievalty

1495–1505; shrieve¹ + -alty, as in mayoralty

Words nearby shrievalty

shrewmouse, Shrewsbury, Shri, shriek, shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike, shrill, shrimp

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Example sentences from the Web for shrievalty

He ought to do something to make his shrievalty memorable… and, moreover, the Lord-Lieutenant was an old man.
Brother Copas|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
In 1855, however, he was unexpectedly called upon to discharge the duties of the Shrievalty.
Norfolk Annals|Charles Mackie
In the first row stood Monceux, in all the pomp of his shrievalty, with his councilmen and aldermen.
Robin Hood|Paul Creswick
A very pretty custom obtained, as we learn by the records of Evelyn's father's shrievalty.
A Righte Merrie Christmasse|John Ashton

Twice Watt was requested to undertake the honor of the shrievalty; in 1803 that of Staffordshire, and in Pg.
James Watt|Andrew Carnegie

British Dictionary definitions for shrievalty

shrievalty

/ (ˈʃriːvəltɪ) /

noun plural -ties

the office or term of office of a sheriff

the jurisdiction of a sheriff

Word Origin for shrievalty

C16: from shrieve, on the model of mayoralty

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单词	shrievalty
释义	shrievalty [ shree-vuhl-tee ] / ˈʃri vəl ti / noun, plural shriev·al·ties. the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff. Also called sheriffalty. Origin of shrievalty 1495–1505; shrieve¹ + -alty, as in mayoralty Words nearby shrievalty shrewmouse, Shrewsbury, Shri, shriek, shrieval, shrievalty, shrieve, shrift, shrike, shrill, shrimp Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for shrievalty He ought to do something to make his shrievalty memorable… and, moreover, the Lord-Lieutenant was an old man. Brother Copas\|Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch In 1855, however, he was unexpectedly called upon to discharge the duties of the Shrievalty. Norfolk Annals\|Charles Mackie In the first row stood Monceux, in all the pomp of his shrievalty, with his councilmen and aldermen. Robin Hood\|Paul Creswick A very pretty custom obtained, as we learn by the records of Evelyn's father's shrievalty. A Righte Merrie Christmasse\|John Ashton Twice Watt was requested to undertake the honor of the shrievalty; in 1803 that of Staffordshire, and in Pg. James Watt\|Andrew Carnegie British Dictionary definitions for shrievalty shrievalty / (ˈʃriːvəltɪ) / noun plural -ties the office or term of office of a sheriff the jurisdiction of a sheriff Word Origin for shrievalty C16: from shrieve, on the model of mayoralty Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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