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sheriff
What does sheriff mean?
sheriff (noun): the principal law-enforcement officer in a county.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you pronounce sheriff?
/ˈʃɛɹəf/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does sheriff come from?
Inherited from Middle English shirreve, in turn inherited from Old English sċīrġerēfa, corresponding to shire + reeve.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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