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high sheriffs

high sheriffs is the plural of high sheriff.

Meaning of high sheriff

Noun

high sheriff (plural high sheriffs)

  1. A ceremonial officer associated with a county of England, Wales, or Northern Ireland.
  2. The chief of a number of paid sheriffs in U.S. states who outranks and commands the others in their court-related functions.
  3. An official who provides administrative services to the supreme and provincial courts.

Questions about high sheriffs

What is high sheriffs the plural of?
High sheriffs is the plural of high sheriff.

Words near high sheriffs in the dictionary

  1. high seat
  2. high seats
  3. high shelf
  4. high shelves
  5. high sheriff
  6. high sheriffs
  7. high side
  8. high sides
  9. High Sierra
  10. high sign
  11. high signs

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