"pocket-sheriff" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pocket-sheriffs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pocket-sheriff (plural pocket-sheriffs)
  1. (UK, law, historical) A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer. Tags: UK, historical Categories (topical): Law, People
    Sense id: en-pocket-sheriff-en-noun-qYMPI1Ca Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Inflected forms

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