sheriff-depute

noun

The sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant.

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Meanings

nounsheriff-depute (plural sheriff-deputes or sheriffs-depute)

plural sheriff-deputes · plural sheriffs-depute

  1. ScotlandhistoricalThe sheriff proper, so called since the abolition of the heritable jurisdictions in 1748 to distinguish him from the earlier heritable sheriff-principal, whose title is now merged into that of the Lord-Lieutenant.
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Chicago

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