shirrevehod

Middle English

Alternative forms

shrevehode, sherevehood, sheryvehode, sherevehod, sherevehood, sherefhode

Etymology

From shirreve +‎ -hod.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃ(ə)reːv(ə)hɔːd/, /ˈʃ(ə)reːv(ə)hɛːd/

Noun

shirrevehod (plural shrevehodes)

The position of a sheriff; sheriffhood.

Descendants

English: sheriffhood

References

“shī̆r-rẹ̄̆vehēde (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.

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