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▸ noun: (Scotland, historical) The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant.
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▸ noun: (Scotland, historical) The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant.
Similar:
sheriff-substitute,
sheriff,
depute,
sherriff,
sheriff officer,
sheriff clerk,
sherrif,
deputy,
pocket-sheriff,
shrieve,
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