Morpheme
Sheriff
Type
free base
Denotation
chief officer of a shire
Etymology
Middle English shirreve; Old English sċīrġerēfa, from sċīr + ġerēfa, from ġe- + rēfa
Evidence
sheriff, sheriffalty, sheriffdom, sheriffed, sheriffing, sheriffry, sheriffs, sheriffship, sheriffwick
