sheriff
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sheriff/ˈʃerɪf/
▶noun
- 1 (also high sheriff) (in England and Wales) the chief executive officer of the Crown in a county, having administrative and judicial functions.
■ an honorary officer elected annually in some English towns.
- 2 (in Scotland) a judge.
- 3 US an elected officer in a county, responsible for keeping the peace.
- 4 Austral. an officer of the Supreme Court who enforces judgements and the execution of writs.
– derivatives
sheriffdom noun,
sheriffhood noun,
sheriffship noun.
sheriffdom noun,
sheriffhood noun,
sheriffship noun.
'sheriff' also found in these Oxford entries:
bailiff
- fieri facias
- high sheriff
- lawman
- peace officer
- posse
- praemunire
- return
- sheriff court
- sheriff-depute
- sheriff principal
- shire
- shrieval
- shrievalty
- tipstaff
- undersheriff
