sheriffdom
nounEtymology From sheriff + -dom.
1
The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
- Crossing the river got him beyond his old nemesis' sheriffdom and into the territory of a more liberal authority.
- For the purposes of the administration of justice, Scotland is to be divided into areas, each to be known as a “sheriffdom”.2014, Scottish Parliament, “Section 1(1)”, in Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014, page 1:
2
The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.
- His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death.
- Synonyms
- sheriffalty, shrievalty