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sheriff

sher.iff \'sher-*f\ \-*f-d*m, -*f-t*m\ n [ME shirreve, fr. OE sci-rgere-fa, 
   fr. sci-r shire +] gere-fa reeve more at REEVE : an important official of a 
   shire or county charged primarily with judici al duties (as executing the 
   processes and orders of courts and judges) - sher.iff.dom n