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- noun Plural form of
sheriffdom .
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Examples
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She was now the countess of Kincreag, Lady Glenesk, and an assortment of other titles he held, including the sheriffdoms of a dozen shires.
My Devilish Scotsman Jen Holling 2005
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Other opponents were weakened by the audacious stroke of 1223, when the justiciar suddenly announced the resumption of all the castles, sheriffdoms and other grants which had been made since the king's accession.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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He sold sheriffdoms, justiceships, church lands, and appointments of all kinds, both lay and secular, practically to the highest bidder.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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The same year the king prepared a new constitution for the conquered kingdom, divided it into sheriffdoms like the English counties, and made arrangements for the representation of the Scots in the English parliament -- a measure which, had it been successful, might have anticipated by four centuries the benefits of the union.
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July 11, nineteen of the thirty-five sheriffdoms were bestowed on Peter of Rivaux for life.
The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Reginald Lane Poole 1892
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Sheriffs "natives either of England or Scotland" were nominated for each of the shires, and it was significant that the great majority of them were Scots and that the hereditary sheriffdoms of the older system were still continued.
The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Reginald Lane Poole 1892
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Thus the whole of Lothian, the whole of the central upland region, and Balliol's own inheritance of Galloway east of the Cree were directly transferred to the English crown, and were divided into sheriffdoms, and officered after the English fashion.
The History of England From the Accession of Henry III. to the Death of Edward III. (1216-1377) Reginald Lane Poole 1892
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Winchester and the Abbot of St. Edmund's bought manors which belonged of right to their churches; the Bishop of Coventry bought a priory and the sheriffdoms of three counties; even the king's own devoted follower,
The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of John (1066-1216) George Burton Adams 1888
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And yet, as we reveal today, plans to open the next phase of courts in Dumbarton, Paisley and Greenock have been halted in their tracks, with local sheriffdoms told they will have to be paid for with existing funds.
Kos RSS Feed 2009
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