shirreve

== Middle English == === Alternative forms === (Early Middle English) scirereve, scyrreve, scirreve shirryf, schireve, schirref, scheryfe, schereffe, scherreve, schereref, shyryf, shyrrefe, sherryff, shreve === Etymology === From Old English sċīrġerēfa; equivalent to shire (“shire”) +‎ reve. The presence of /f/ in variant forms may be due to analogy with nouns that end with /f/ in the singular, but have /v/ in the plural such as leef and thef. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈʃireːv(ə)/, /ˈʃ(ɛ)reːv(ə)/, /ˈʃiːreːv(ə)/, /ˈʃɛriv(ə)/, /ˈʃirif(ə)/, /ˈʃɛrif(ə)/ === Noun === shirreve (plural shireves) A sheriff; a person responsible for a number of different tasks, including law enforcement and judicial responsibilities. Any administrative deputy or official. ==== Derived terms ==== shirrevehod shirevewyk ==== Descendants ==== English: sheriff, shrieve Scots: shirra ==== References ==== “shī̆r-rẹ̄̆ve, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 31 April 2018.