Sheriffalty
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
The office of sheriff.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Same as Shrievalty.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
or SHRIEVALTY. The office of sheriff.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910
The time of a man's being sheriff. Cowell. The term of a sheriff's offico.
A Law Dictionary and Glossary
George C. Kinney · 1893
The term of