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sheriff-substitute

sheriff-substitute noun: the 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.

Noun

sheriff-substitute

  1. (Scotland) The 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.

Questions about sheriff-substitute

What does sheriff-substitute mean?
Sheriff-substitute means the 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.
What part of speech is sheriff-substitute?
Sheriff-substitute is a noun.

Words near sheriff-substitute in the dictionary

  1. Sheriff Hutton
  2. sheriff officer
  3. sheriff officers
  4. sheriff-depute
  5. sheriff-deputes
  6. sheriff-substitute
  7. sheriffalties
  8. sheriffalty
  9. sheriffcies
  10. sheriffcy
  11. sheriffdom

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