shirreve

Middle English

Alternative forms

(Early ME) scirereve, scyrreve, scirreve
shirryf, schireve, schirref, scheryfe, schereffe, scherreve, schereref, shyryf, shyrrefe, sherryff, shreve

Etymology

From Old English sċīrġerēfa; equivalent to shire (“shire”) +‎ reve.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʃireːv(ə)/, /ˈʃ(ɛ)reːv(ə)/, /ˈʃiːreːv(ə)/, /ˈʃɛriv(ə)/, /ˈʃirif(ə)/, /ˈʃɛrif(ə)/

Noun

shirreve (plural shireves)

A sheriff; a person responsible for a number of different tasks, including law enforcement and judicial responsibilities.
Any administrative deputy or official.

Derived terms

Descendants

English: sheriff, shrieve
Scots: shirra

References

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

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