shrievalty

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: shriev=al=ty

CIDE DICTIONARY

shrievalty, n. [Contr. from sheriffalty. See Shrieve, n. Sheriff.].

 The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a sheriff; sheriffalty.  [1913 Webster]
"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."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

shrievalty, n. (pl. -ies)
1 a sheriff's office or jurisdiction.
2 the tenure of this.

Etymology

as SHRIEVAL + -alty as in mayoralty etc.

ROGET THESAURUS

shrievalty

Jurisdiction

N jurisdiction, judicature, administration of justice, soc, executive, commission of the peace, magistracy, judge, tribunal, municipality, corporation, bailiwick, shrievalty, lord lieutenant, sheriff, shire reeve, shrieve, constable, selectman, police, police force, the fuzz, constabulary, bumbledom, gendarmerie, officer, bailiff, tipstaff, bum-bailiff, catchpoll, beadle, policeman, cop, police constable, police sergeant, sbirro, alguazil, gendarme, kavass, lictor, mace bearer, huissier, bedel, tithingman, press gang, exciseman, gauger, gager, customhouse officer, douanier, coroner, edile, aedile, portreeve, paritor, posse comitatus, bureau, cutcherry, department, secretariat, long arm of the law, extradition, executive, administrative, municipal, inquisitorial, causidical, judicatory, judiciary, judicial, juridical, coram judice.