2. Noun. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Sheriffdom
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sheriffdom
Literary usage of Sheriffdom
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Practice of the Sheriff Courts of Scotland in Civil Causes by John Dove Wilson (1883)
"So soon as the counties of Mid-Lothian, Linlithgow, and Haddington are united as
hereinbefore provided they shall constitute one sheriffdom to be called the ..."
2. Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland Made by Walter Macfarlane by Walter Macfarlane (1908)
"DESCRIPTION of the sheriffdom of ... and bounds with the Stewartry of Annandale,
qlk is a part of the sheriffdom of ..."
3. Geographical Collections Relating to Scotland Made by Walter Macfarlane by Walter Macfarlane (1908)
"DESCRIPTION of the sheriffdom of ... and bounds with the Stewartry of Annandale,
qlk is a part of the sheriffdom of ..."
4. The Register of the Privy Council of Scotland by Scotland Privy Council (1908)
"... for the sheriffdom of Edinburgh principal ; Dundas of that Ilk for the ...
for the sheriffdom of Renfrew ; Lockhart of Cleghorne for the sheriffdom of ..."
5. The Hereditary Sheriffs of Galloway: Their "forebears" and Friends, Their by Andrew Agnew (1893)
"165090 :: 15 :: 05 "Restis to balance the present valuation with the former "
50067 :: 15 :: 10 IV. —DESCRIPTION OF THE sheriffdom OF ..."
6. The Laws Relating to the Land Tax: Its Assessment, Collection, Redemption by Samuel Miller (1849)
"Within the sheriffdom of Selkirk, the monthly sum of seventy-five pounds three
shillings and ten-pence farthing, of like money. Within the sheriffdom of ..."
7. Acts of Parliament Relating to Sheriff Court Practice: With Illustrations by W. Paterson Smith, Scotland (1876)
"[sheriffdom of Mid-Lothian, Linlithgow, Haddington, and Peebles to be called the
sheriffdom of the Lothians and Peebles.]—So soon as the counties of ..."
8. Handbook of Practice in Civil Causes in the Sheriff-courts of Scotland: With by John Dove Wilson (1869)
"Whereas it is expedient that the words 'sheriff,' 'sheriff-clerk," 1 shire,' '
sheriffdom,' and ' county,' used in Acts of Parliament relating to Scotland, ..."
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