shirevewyk
Middle English
/ˈʃ(ə)reːv(ə)ˌwiːk(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- The position of a sheriff; sheriffhood.
- The area that a sheriff administrates or serves.
Etymology
Affix from Middle English shirreve + Middle English wike (position, official).
Origin
Middle English
wike
Gloss
position, official
Concept
Semantic Field
Social and political relations
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- sheriff English
- scīrġerēfa Old English
- sċīrġerēfa Old English
- wicce Old English
- reve Middle English
- shire Middle English
- shirreve Middle English
- shirrevehod Middle English
- wike Middle English
- sirriam Middle Irish