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subsheriff

subsheriff noun: a lesser or subsidiary sheriff.

Noun

subsheriff (plural subsheriffs)

  1. A lesser or subsidiary sheriff.

Forms of subsheriff

pluralsubsheriffs

Origin of subsheriff

From sub- + sheriff.

Questions about subsheriff

What does subsheriff mean?
Subsheriff means a lesser or subsidiary sheriff.
What part of speech is subsheriff?
Subsheriff is a noun.
What is the plural of subsheriff?
The plural of subsheriff is subsheriffs.

Words near subsheriff in the dictionary

  1. subsheaf
  2. subsheath
  3. subsheaths
  4. subshell
  5. subshells
  6. subsheriff
  7. subsheriffs
  8. subshift
  9. subshifts
  10. subshine
  11. subshining

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