sheriffs-depute

A form of sheriff-depute — 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

noun
  1. pluralplural of sheriff-depute
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