"sheriffdom" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sheriffdoms [plural]
Etymology: sheriff + -dom Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sheriff|dom}} sheriff + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun}} sheriffdom (plural sheriffdoms)
  1. The regions in which a sheriff has authority. Translations (region): حوزه استحفاظی (howze-ye estehfâzi) (Persian)
    Sense id: en-sheriffdom-en-noun-FKTbOvIc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 50 50 Disambiguation of 'region': 79 21
  2. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
    Sense id: en-sheriffdom-en-noun-7fcxZkve Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -dom: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: sheriffalty, shrievalty

Inflected forms

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