sheriff
Plural: sheriffs
Noun
- A chief law-enforcement officer of a county.
- the principal law-enforcement officer in a county
- (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
- A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
- A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in their county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.
Verb
- To carry out the duties of a sheriff.
Examples
- He needed to act like a SHERIFF, laying down the law with a high-scoring word to stop his opponent.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English shirreve, from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve. There is no etymological connection to Sharif (شَرِيف (šarīf)), an Arabic title of honour that has cognates in other languages including Hindi, Urdu, Portuguese, etc.
Scrabble Score: 16
sheriff: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordsheriff: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
sheriff: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 15
sheriff: valid Words With Friends Word