"sheriff-depute" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sheriff-deputes [plural], sheriffs-depute [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|s|sheriffs-depute}} sheriff-depute (plural sheriff-deputes or sheriffs-depute)
  1. (Scotland, historical) The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant. Tags: Scotland, historical
    Sense id: en-sheriff-depute-en-noun-EFABNeXD Categories (other): Scottish English

Inflected forms

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