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shrievalty
noun[ U or S ]
mainly old-fashioneduk /ˈʃriː.vəl.ti/ us /ˈʃriː.vəl.ti/
the office of being a sheriff(= in England and Wales, a person who represents the king or queen in a particular county), or the period of time for which someone is a sheriff:
the shrievaltyAmong the "new men" employed by King Henry I in the administration of Yorkshire were those appointed to the shrievalty.
He was returned to the Parliament of 1539, possibly at a by-election during the shrievalty of his father.
There are concerns that the shrievalty is suffering from institutional racism, as its High Sheriff members are mostly white, male, and too rich properly to represent modern Britain.
He was also to enjoy all benefits of the shrievalty, as well as the lands of the castle of Carlisle.
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