Definition of Shreivalty
Shriev"al*ty (?), n. [Contr. from
sheriffalty. See Shrieve, n.
Sheriff.] The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a
sheriff; sheriffalty.
It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall
have election of sheriff in every shire where the shrievalty is
not of inheritance. Blackstone.
Shriev"al*ty (?), n. [Contr. from
sheriffalty. See Shrieve, n.
Sheriff.] The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a
sheriff; sheriffalty.
It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall
have election of sheriff in every shire where the shrievalty is
not of inheritance. Blackstone.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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