"shirreve" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /ˈʃireːv(ə)/, /ˈʃ(ɛ)reːv(ə)/, /ˈʃiːreːv(ə)/, /ˈʃɛriv(ə)/, /ˈʃirif(ə)/, /ˈʃɛrif(ə)/ Forms: shireves [plural]
Etymology: From Old English sċīrġerēfa; equivalent to shire (“shire”) + reve. The presence of /f/ in variant forms may be due to analogy with nouns that end with /f/ in the singular, but have /v/ in the plural such as leef and thef. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|sċīrġerēfa}} Old English sċīrġerēfa, {{af|enm|shire|reve|id1=shire|t1=shire}} shire (“shire”) + reve Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} shirreve, {{enm-noun|pl=shireves}} shirreve (plural shireves)
  1. A sheriff; a person responsible for a number of different tasks, including law enforcement and judicial responsibilities. Categories (topical): Government, Law enforcement, Occupations, People
    Sense id: en-shirreve-enm-noun-DSOoRtTZ Disambiguation of Government: 85 15 Disambiguation of Law enforcement: 85 15 Disambiguation of Occupations: 55 45 Disambiguation of People: 56 44 Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 63 37 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
  2. Any administrative deputy or official.
    Sense id: en-shirreve-enm-noun--ie~9ctC Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 54 46
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: shirrevehod, shirevewyk

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "name": "Occupations",
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            "Work",
            "Human",
            "Human activity",
            "All topics",
            "Human behaviour",
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          ],
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        },
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        "A sheriff; a person responsible for a number of different tasks, including law enforcement and judicial responsibilities."
      ],
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          "sheriff",
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        ],
        [
          "law enforcement",
          "law enforcement"
        ],
        [
          "judicial",
          "judicial"
        ]
      ]
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        "Any administrative deputy or official."
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    }
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃireːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃ(ɛ)reːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːreːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛriv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃirif(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛrif(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      ],
      "word": "scirereve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scyrreve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scirreve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "shirryf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "schireve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "schirref"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scheryfe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "schereffe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "scherreve"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "schereref"
    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "shyryf"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "shyrrefe"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "sherryff"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "shreve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shirreve"
}
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    "Middle English lemmas",
    "Middle English nouns",
    "Middle English terms derived from Old English",
    "Middle English terms inherited from Old English",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "enm:Government",
    "enm:Law enforcement",
    "enm:Occupations",
    "enm:People"
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      "word": "shirrevehod"
    },
    {
      "word": "shirevewyk"
    }
  ],
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        }
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    },
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    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Old English sċīrġerēfa; equivalent to shire (“shire”) + reve.\nThe presence of /f/ in variant forms may be due to analogy with nouns that end with /f/ in the singular, but have /v/ in the plural such as leef and thef.",
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    }
  ],
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    },
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  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
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        "A sheriff; a person responsible for a number of different tasks, including law enforcement and judicial responsibilities."
      ],
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        [
          "sheriff",
          "sheriff"
        ],
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          "law enforcement",
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        ]
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "Any administrative deputy or official."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃireːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃ(ɛ)reːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃiːreːv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛriv(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃirif(ə)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʃɛrif(ə)/"
    }
  ],
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      ],
      "word": "scirereve"
    },
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    },
    {
      "word": "scirreve"
    },
    {
      "word": "shirryf"
    },
    {
      "word": "schireve"
    },
    {
      "word": "schirref"
    },
    {
      "word": "scheryfe"
    },
    {
      "word": "schereffe"
    },
    {
      "word": "scherreve"
    },
    {
      "word": "schereref"
    },
    {
      "word": "shyryf"
    },
    {
      "word": "shyrrefe"
    },
    {
      "word": "sherryff"
    },
    {
      "word": "shreve"
    }
  ],
  "word": "shirreve"
}

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