shrievalty | Word of the Day

December 01, 2018 shrievalty [shree-vuhl-tee] noun 1. the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff. video We Asked People To Translate These Emojis Into English word-trends It's OK To Use "They" To Describe One Person: Here's Why WORD OF THE DAY shrievalty continued... QUOTES You must give up your shrievalty immediately and I will get the Shire Court to appoint a caretaker sheriff in your place until the will of the King is known. -- Bernard Knight, Witch Hunter, 2004 ORIGIN Shrievalty, "the office, term, or jurisdiction of a sheriff," is a rare word. Shrieve is one of many, many spelling variants of the Late Middle English compound noun shire-reeve. A shire is "the office of administration, jurisdiction of an office or county," and a reeve is "a high official in charge of an administrative district." Sheriff is an ordinary outcome of shire-reeve. The suffix -alty is taken from such political and legal terms as mayoralty (from mayoral and the suffix -ty, from Old French -tet, ultimately from Latin -tās, a suffix for forming abstract nouns from adjectives). The equally rare but more transparent noun sheriffalty was also formed from sheriff and -alty. Shrievalty entered English in the 16th century. MORE FOR YOU 1 Idioms Used Incorrectly In Famous Situations When idioms are misused, quite a bit can be lost in translation, leaving the audience scratching their heads (we've done a slideshow on that too!). A gaffe between friends is one thing, but what about when the whole world is listening? Pretty embarrassing ... or learning moment? Either way, here are 10 times idioms were used incorrectly in famous situations. 2 We Asked: What Is The State Of The Country In 5 Words? We asked people what they thought the state of the country was ... their answers may surprise you. 3 Recite These Drunken Quotes At Your Next Happy Hour From wine to whiskey, these authors have something to say about their love of booze. 4 The Social Justice Dictionary You Didn't Know You Needed The language we use to describe social justice changes just as quickly as our advancements do, and it can be hard to keep up. So, we've collected some of the terms and phrases that make up social justice, which is itself a catch-all phrase for movements that work toward greater equality. 5 The Most Notorious Nicknames In History Nicknames are usually cute endearments we give to friends or loved ones. But sometimes, we attribute nicknames to infamous figures of notoriety. Think "Ivan the Terrible" or "The Butcher of Bosnia" or Vlad the Impaler." Here are the most notorious nicknames in history. © 2018 Dictionary.com, LLC. ABOUT CONTACT You are subscribed to the Word of the Day as: matzom229@gmail.com Subscriber since: September 06, 2017 Unsubscribe Dictionary.com, LLC. 555 12th Street Suite 500 Oakland CA 94607 Manage your subscription Terms & Privacy