sheriffdom

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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.
  2. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
    — His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death.

词形变化

sheriffdoms plural

词汇关系

近义词
sheriffalty shrievalty

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-West Germanic *skīru
Old English sċīr
Old English ġerēfa
Old English sċīrġerēfa
Middle English shirreve
English sheriff
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-
Proto-Indo-European *-mos
Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos
Proto-Germanic *dōmaz
Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz
Proto-West Germanic *-dōm
Old English -dōm
Middle English -dom
English -dom
English sheriffdom
From sheriff + -dom.
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