shrievaladj.
/ˈʃriːvəl/ Of or belonging to a sheriff.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [adjective] > sheriff
vicountile1542
vicontiel1614
vice-countilea1640
shrieval1681
viscountial1751
society > authority > office > holder of office > magistrate > chief magistrate of a district > [adjective] > relating to sheriff
shrieval1681
1681 J. Dryden Absalom & Achitophel 19 Chast were his Cellars; and his Shrieval Board The Grossness of a City Feast abhor'd.
a1734 R. North Life Sir D. North & Rev. J. North (1744) 157 When all the Forms of this shrieval Instalment were over.
1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life 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.
1884 Manch. Examiner 9 Feb. 5/3 The City Remembrancer has always by no means an easy task in inducing members to accept the shrieval hospitality.
Derivatives
ˈshrievaldom n.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > sheriff > office of
sheriffhoodc1450
sheriffwick1451
sheriffship1473
sheriffalty1518
shrievaltyc1525
sheriffdom1596
sheriffry1610
shrievaldom1679
shrievalrya1715
1679 in Spirit of Popery 72 When the Ancient Nobility..cannot enjoy their Royalties, their Shrievaldoms, and their Stewardaries.
ˈshrievalry n. = shrievalty n.
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society > law > administration of justice > one who administers justice > [noun] > sheriff > office of
sheriffhoodc1450
sheriffwick1451
sheriffship1473
sheriffalty1518
shrievaltyc1525
sheriffdom1596
sheriffry1610
shrievaldom1679
shrievalrya1715
a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 592 During his Shrievalry in London.
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