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Shire Man

Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914)

The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary

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

or SCYRE MAN. Before the Conquest, the judge of the county, by whom trials for land, etc., were determined.

Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia

John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914

or SCYRE-MAN. Before the conquest the judge of the county, by whom trials for land, etc., were determined. Toml.; Moz. & W.