sheriffdom

[法] 司法行政官的管辖或职务

词形变化

sheriffdoms 复数 sheriffdoms

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    The regions in which a sheriff has authority.

    Crossing the river got him beyond his old nemesis' sheriffdom and into the territory of a more liberal authority.

  2. 2.

    The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.

    His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death.

词源

From sheriff + -dom.

来源：wiktionary