Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for SHER'IF-AL-TY
SHER'IF, or SHER'IFFSHER'RIFFE
SHER'IF-AL-TY, n. [or SHER'IF-DOM, or SHER'IF-SHIP, or SHER'IF-WICK.]
The office or jurisdiction of sherif. [I believe none of these words are now in use. See Shrievalty.]
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