undersheriff

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noun

In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.

OriginEnglish sheriff ← Middle English shirreve ← Old English sċīrġerēfa →
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Meanings

nounundersheriff (plural undersheriffs)

plural undersheriffs

  1. In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁entér
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂én
  4. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-?
  5. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰí
  6. Proto-Indo-European*(H)n̥dʰér
  7. Proto-Germanic*under
  8. Proto-West Germanic*undar
  9. Old Englishunder-
  10. Middle Englishunder-
  11. Englishunder-
  12. Proto-West Germanic*skīru
  13. Old Englishsċīr
  14. Old Englishġerēfa
  15. Old Englishsċīrġerēfa
  16. Middle Englishshirreve
  17. Englishsheriff
  18. Englishundersheriff

From under- + sheriff.

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Translations

Irish foshirriam
  • foshirriamdeputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff
Cite this entry
APA

undersheriff. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersheriff

MLA

“undersheriff.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersheriff. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undersheriff,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undersheriff.

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