- shriev|al|ty
- shriev|al|ty «SHREE vuhl tee», noun, plural -ties.the office, term or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
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shriev — shriev·al; shriev·al·ty; … English syllables
shriev|al — «SHREE vuhl», adjective. of or having to do with a sheriff … Useful english dictionary
shrieval — shriev·al … English syllables
shrievalty — shriev·al·ty … English syllables
Shrieval — Shriev al, a. Of or pertaining to a sheriff. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Shrievalty — Shriev al*ty, n. [Contr. from sheriffalty. See {Shrieve}, n. {Sheriff}.] The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a sheriff; sheriffalty. [1913 Webster] It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall have election of sheriff in every shire … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Undershrievalty — Un der*shriev al*ty, n. The office or position of an undersheriff. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shrieve — I [[t]ʃriv[/t]] n. gov archaic sheriff II shrieve [[t]ʃriv[/t]] v. t. v. i. shrieved, shriev•ing archaic shrive … From formal English to slang
shrieve — I. ˈs(h)rēv archaic variant of sheriff II. archaic variant of shrive * * * shrieve1 /shreev/, n. Archaic. sheriff … Useful english dictionary
