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shrievalty

shriev·al·ty
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shree-vuh l-tee]
    • /ˈʃri vəl ti/
    • /ˈʃriː.vəl.tɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shree-vuh l-tee]
    • /ˈʃri vəl ti/

Definitions of shrievalty word

  • noun plural shrievalty the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff. 1
  • noun shrievalty the office or term of office of a sheriff 0
  • noun shrievalty the jurisdiction of a sheriff 0
  • noun shrievalty a sheriff's office or term of office 0
  • noun shrievalty the district served by a sheriff 0

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Origin of shrievalty

First appearance:

before 1495
One of the 26% oldest English words
1495-1505; shrieve1 + -alty, as in mayoralty

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Parts of speech for Shrievalty

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shrievalty popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

shrievalty usage trend in Literature

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