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sheriff
noun
the
elected
official
who
is
the
chief
law-enforcement
officer
of
a
county
in
the
United
States
,
supervising
deputies
,
running
the
county
jail
,
and
carrying
out
court
orders
•
The
newly
elected
sheriff
promised
to
make
the
streets
safer
.
The
newly
elected
sheriff
promised
to
make
the
streets
safer
.
•
A
deputy
hurried
down
the
hallway
to
brief
the
sheriff
about
an
escaped
prisoner
.
A
deputy
hurried
down
the
hallway
to
brief
the
sheriff
about
an
escaped
prisoner
.
From
Middle
English
shire
reeve
,
the
royal
official
responsible
for
keeping
the
peace
in
a
shire
(
county
)
in
medieval
England
.
noun
in
the
United
Kingdom
,
a
ceremonial
or
judicial
officer
,
such
as
the
high
sheriff
of
an
English
county
or
a
judge
in
the
Scottish
sheriff
court
•
The
sheriff
read
out
the
court's
decision
in
Edinburgh
.
The
sheriff
read
out
the
court's
decision
in
Edinburgh
.
•
Each
year
a
new
sheriff
is
appointed
to
represent
the
county
at
official
events
.
Each
year
a
new
sheriff
is
appointed
to
represent
the
county
at
official
events
.
Originally
an
Anglo-Saxon
royal
officer
called
the
shire
reeve
,
responsible
for
law
and
order
in
a
shire
;
over
centuries
the
role
evolved
into
various
ceremonial
and
judicial
functions
in
the
UK
.
