sheriff (redirected from sheriffship)

sher·iff  (shrf)

n.

1. The chief law enforcement officer for the courts in a U.S. county.

2. An officer of a county or an administrative region in England, Northern Ireland, and Scotland, charged mainly with judicial duties.

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[Middle English, the representative of royal authority in a shire, from Old English scrgerfa : scr, shire + gerfa, reeve.]

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sheriff

Noun

1. (in the US) the chief elected law-enforcement officer in a county

2. (in Canada) a municipal officer who enforces court orders and escorts convicted criminals to prison

3. (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having chiefly ceremonial duties

4. (in Scotland) a judge in a sheriff court

5. (in Australia) an officer of the Supreme Court [Old English scīrgerēfa]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

sheriff - the principal law-enforcement officer in a county law officer, lawman, peace officer - an officer of the law

Translations

sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] n (US) → sheriff m

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] (US) n → shérif m

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] (US) n → Sheriff m

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sheriff [ˈʃɛrɪf] n → sceriffo