0%

sheriffalty

sher·iff·al·ty
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sher-i-fuh l-tee]
    • /ˈʃɛr ɪ fəl ti/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sher-i-fuh l-tee]
    • /ˈʃɛr ɪ fəl ti/

Definitions of sheriffalty word

  • abbreviation SHERIFFALTY shrievalty. 1
  • noun sheriffalty the office of sheriff, its jurisdiction and term of office 0

Information block about the term

Origin of sheriffalty

First appearance:

before 1510
One of the 26% oldest English words
1510-20; alteration of shrievalty by influence of sheriff

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sheriffalty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

sheriffalty popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 63% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sheriffalty usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

See also

Matching words

Was this page helpful?
Yes No
Thank you for your feedback! Tell your friends about this page
Tell us why?