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Schireman

Defined in 5 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910), Kinney (1893)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922

A sheriff; the ancient name for an earl.

Ballentine's Law Dictionary

James A. Ballentine · 1916

A sheriff.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

A sheriff; the ancient name

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In Saxon law. An officer having the civil government of a thire or county; an earl. 1 Bl. Comm. 398.

A Law Dictionary and Glossary

George C. Kinney · 1893

In Saxon law. An officer having the civil government of a shire or county; an earL