shire rieve

shire rieve
Shire-reeve (spelled, also, Shire rieve, or Shire reve).
In Saxon law, the reeve or bailiff of the shire. The viscount of the Anglo-Normans, and the sheriff of later times. In early England, the senior law enforcement figure in a country; the forerunner of today's sheriff

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

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  • shire-reeve — (spelled, also, Shire rieve, or Shire reve). In Saxon law, the reeve or bailiff of the shire. The viscount of the Anglo Normans, and the sheriff of later times. In early England, the senior law enforcement figure in a country; the forerunner of… …   Black's law dictionary

  • Shire reve — Shire reeve (spelled, also, Shire rieve, or Shire reve). In Saxon law, the reeve or bailiff of the shire. The viscount of the Anglo Normans, and the sheriff of later times. In early England, the senior law enforcement figure in a country; the… …   Black's law dictionary

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