shrievalty noun.
['ʃri:v(ǝ)lti] E16.[formed as SHRIEVAL + -alty repr. Old French -alté (mod. -auté): see -TY1.]The office or position of sheriff; a sheriff's jurisdiction or term of office. Cf.
SHERIFFRY,
SHERIFFALTY.
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