Phrase Hound found 11 phrases and 13 compound words that contain sheriff. The most common are listed below. Open sheriff in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 11
- Sheriff HuttonA village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England, previously in Ryedale district (OS grid ref SE6566).
- high sheriffA ceremonial officer associated with a county of England, Wales, or Northern Ireland.
- sheriff officerAn officer of the Scottish sheriff court, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders within a sheriffdom.
- sheriff-substituteThe acting sheriff in a Scottish county or city, like the sheriff-depute appointed by the Crown, but unlike the sheriff-depute forced to reside within his judicial district, and forbidden to take other employment.
- sheriff-deputeThe sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant.
- pocket-sheriffA sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer.
- sheriff clerkThe registrar of the Scottish sheriff's court, who has charge of its records.
- sheriff officersplural of sheriff officer: An officer of the Scottish sheriff court, responsible for serving documents and enforcing court orders within a sheriffdom.
- sheriff clerksplural of sheriff clerk: The registrar of the Scottish sheriff's court, who has charge of its records.
- sheriff-deputesplural of sheriff-depute: The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant.
- there is a new sheriff in townA new individual has come to power and will be making changes.
Compound words 13
- sheriffessA female sheriff.
- sheriffwickThe area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- sheriffhoodThe office of sheriff.
- sheriffryThe area of jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- sheriffshipThe office or jurisdiction of a sheriff.
- subsheriffA lesser or subsidiary sheriff.
- undersheriffIn certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.
- sheriffdomThe regions in which a sheriff has authority.
- sheriffdomsplural of sheriffdom: The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
- SheriffhalesA village and civil parish in eastern Shropshire, England (OS grid ref SJ7612).