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Sheriff vs Shereef - What's the difference?

sheriff | shereef |

As nouns the difference between sheriff and shereef

is that sheriff is (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties while shereef is formerly, a member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.

As a verb sheriff

is to carry out the duties of a sheriff.

sheriff

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders and other duties.
  • (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
  • (US) A police officer, usually the chief of police for a county or other district.

    • Alternative forms

    * shrieve (obsolete)

    Derived terms

    * sheriffalty * sheriffdom * sheriffry * sheriffship * sheriffwick

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To carry out the duties of a sheriff
    • ----

    shereef

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Formerly, a member of an Arab princely family descended from Muhammad through his son-in-law Ali and daughter Fatima, the "Grand Shereef" being the governor of Mecca.

    • Alternative forms

    * sherif * xerif

    References

    * Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913).