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Etymology

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From sheriff +‎ -dom.

Noun

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sheriffdom (plural sheriffdoms)

  1. 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”.
  2. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
    His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death.

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