undersheriff

undersheriff

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí
Proto-Indo-European *-ér
Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér
Proto-Germanic *under
Proto-West Germanic *undar
Old English under-
Middle English under-
English under-
Proto-West Germanic *skīru
Old English sċīr
Old English ġerēfa
Old English sċīrġerēfa
Middle English shirreve
English sheriff
English undersheriff

    From under- + sheriff.

    Pronunciation

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    Noun

    undersheriff (plural undersheriffs)

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

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