sher‧iff /ˈʃerəf, ˈʃerɪf/
noun [countable][
Language: Old English;
Origin: scirgerefa, from scir 'area with its own government' + gerefa 'person in charge of an area']
1. an elected law officer of a
county in the US
2. (
also High Sheriff) the representative of the king or queen in a
county of England and Wales, who has mostly ceremonial duties
3. the most important judge in a
district or
county in Scotland
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