Definition of Shrievalty. Meaning of Shrievalty. Synonyms of Shrievalty

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Definition of Shrievalty

Shrievalty
Shrievalty Shriev"al*ty, n. [Contr. from sheriffalty. See Shrieve, n. Sheriff.] The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a sheriff; sheriffalty. It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall have election of sheriff in every shire where the shrievalty is not of inheritance. --Blackstone.

Meaning of Shrievalty from wikipedia

- term of office of a sheriff, or jurisdiction of a sheriff, is called a shrievalty in England and Wales, and a sheriffdom in Scotland. In modern times, the...
- appointments and qualifications of sheriffs in England and Wales. The shrievalties were subsequently redefined in terms of the new administrative counties...
- current areas used in Wales for the ceremonial purposes of lieutenancy and shrievalty. They are based on the counties which were used for local government and...
- Norwich (/ˈnɒrɪdʒ, -ɪtʃ/ ) is a cathedral city and district of the county of Norfolk, England, of which it is the county town. It lies by the River Wensum...
- to be Imperial Abbeys. The rural regions were merged into the Imperial Shrievalty (Reichslandvogtei) of Swabia, which was given as Imperial Pawn to Duke...
- Act 1972 in England and Wales, but continue in use for lieutenancy and shrievalty in Northern Ireland. In the Republic of Ireland they remain in existence...
- Two sheriffs are elected annually for the City of London by the Liverymen of the City livery companies. Today's sheriffs have only nominal duties, but...
- County History". High Sheriff's ****ociation of England and Wales (The Shrievalty ****ociation). Archived from the original on 20 March 2012. Retrieved 26...
- county was created for the limited functions of Lieutenancy and High Shrievalty. The arms of West Glamorgan were: Argent three chevronels gules, between...
- Sir William Chester (1509 – c. 1574) was one of the leading English Merchants of the Staple and Merchant Adventurers of the mid-16th century, five times...