Sheriff Meaning
/ˈʃɛɹɪf/Definition, CEFR level B1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
noun(High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
nounA judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
Sentence Examples
The sheriff established order in the town.
The sheriff beat the suspect until he was almost dead.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After a week-long manhunt, the county ____ finally captured the escaped prisoner.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ was responsible for maintaining law and order in the small frontier town.
Word Origin & History
Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve. There is no etymological connection to Sharif (Arabic شَرِيف (šarīf)), an Arabic title of honour with cognates in other languages, including Persian, Punjabi, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Turkish, Spanish, Portuguese, etc.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a week-long manhunt, the county ____ finally captured the escaped prisoner.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ was responsible for maintaining law and order in the small frontier town.