English Explanatory Dictionary

undersheriff

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-undersheriff.wav

Word forms

undersheriff undersheriffs

Etymology

From under- + sheriff.

Related words

undershrievalty
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