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Sheriff Tooth

Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

In English law. A tenure by the service of providing entertainment for the sheriff at his county courts; a common tax, formerly levied for the sheriff's diet. Wharton.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

1. A tenure by the service of providing entertainment for the sheriff at his county courts. 2. An ancient tax on land in Derbyshire. 3. A common tax levied for the sheriff’s diet. Cowell.

Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

In English law. A tenure by the service of providing entertainment for the sheriff at his county-courts; a common tax, formerly levied for the sheriff's diet. Wharton.

Defined under Sheriff in Black's Law Dictionary.