shirrevehod

Middle English

Alternative forms

• shrevehode, sherevehood, sheryvehode, sherevehod, sherevehood, sherefhode

Etymology

From shirreve +‎ -hod.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃ(ə)reːv(ə)hɔːd/, /ˈʃ(ə)reːv(ə)hɛːd/

Noun

shirrevehod (plural shrevehodes)

1. The position of a sheriff; sheriffhood.

Descendants

• English: sheriffhood

References

• “shī̆r-rẹ̄̆vehēde, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-31.