sheriffdom

English edit

sheriffdom (plural sheriffdoms)

The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
Crossing the river got him beyond his old nemesis' sheriffdom and into the territory of a more liberal authority.
- 2014, Scottish Parliament, “Section 1(1)”, in Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014‎^[1], page 1:
  For the purposes of the administration of justice, Scotland is to be divided into areas, each to be known as a “sheriffdom”.
The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death.

region

office