单词	shrievalty
释义	shrievalty /ˈʃriːv(ə)lti / noun (plural shrievalties) chiefly historical The office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a sheriff.Moreover, the combined salaries of the three wardens or lieutenants was now less than £400 per annum, and much of this was recouped by reviving the ancient practice of farming the shrievalties.... This connection ensured that Stephen received a number of important, and lucrative, appointments, and Lancashire was simply one of a number of shrievalties he held at the same time. It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall have election of sheriff in every shire where the shrievalty is not of inheritance.
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