Synonyms for shrievalty
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The office, jurisdiction, or tenure of a sheriff (chiefly in reference to the British office; uncommon in reference to the American office).
Forms
- Plural
- shrievalties → sheriffdoms, sheriffalties, sheriffwicks, sheriffcies…
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| shrievalty | falling | |
| sheriffdom | falling | |
| sheriffalty | steady | |
| sheriffwick | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- sheriffcy
- 10 letters
- sheriffdom
- 11 letters
- sheriffalty, sheriffwick