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shrieval, a.|ˈʃriːvəl|
[f. shrieve, obs. var. sheriff + -al1.]
Of or belonging to a sheriff.
1681Dryden Abs. & Achit. i. 618 Chaste were his Cellars; and his Shrieval Board The Grossness of a City Feast abhor'd. a1734North Life Dudley North (1744) 157 When all the Forms of this shrieval Instalment were over. 1837Lockhart Scott (1839) II. 181 The Lord Lieutenant of Selkirkshire complained of Scott's military zeal as interfering sometimes with the discharge of his shrieval functions. 1884Manch. Exam. 9 Feb. 5/3 The City Remembrancer has always by no means an easy task in inducing members to accept the shrieval hospitality.
Hence ˈshrievaldom, ˈshrievalry = next.
1679in Spirit of Popery 72 When the Ancient Nobility..cannot enjoy their Royalties, their Shrievaldoms, and their Stewardaries. a1715Burnet Own Time (1724) I. 592 During his Shrievalry in London. |