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pocket-sheriff

pocket-sheriff noun: a sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer.

Noun

pocket-sheriff (plural pocket-sheriffs)

  1. (UK, historical) A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer.

Forms of pocket-sheriff

pluralpocket-sheriffs

Questions about pocket-sheriff

What does pocket-sheriff mean?
Pocket-sheriff means a sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer.
What part of speech is pocket-sheriff?
Pocket-sheriff is a noun.
What is the plural of pocket-sheriff?
The plural of pocket-sheriff is pocket-sheriffs.

Words near pocket-sheriff in the dictionary

  1. pocket-hole jigs
  2. pocket-holes
  3. pocket-knife
  4. pocket-piece
  5. pocket-pool
  6. pocket-sheriff
  7. pocket-sheriffs
  8. pocket-size
  9. pocket-sized
  10. pocket-watch
  11. pocket-watches

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