sheriffdom
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.30 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "Crossing the river got him beyond his old nemesis' sheriffdom and into the territory of a more liberal authority."
- "For the purposes of the administration of justice, Scotland is to be divided into areas, each to be known as a “sheriffdom”."
- "His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-West Germanic *skīru Old English sċīr Old English ġerēfa Old English sċīrġerēfa Middle English shirreve English sheriff Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *dʰóh₁mos Proto-Germanic *dōmaz Proto-Germanic *-dōmaz Proto-West Germanic *-dōm Old English -dōm Middle English -dom English -dom English sheriffdom From sheriff + -dom.