undersheriff
In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.
Noun
- In certain jurisdictions, a deputy sheriff; second in command to a sheriff.
Origin
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *h₁entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dʰér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- Proto-West Germanic *skīru Old English sċīr Old English ġerēfa Old English sċīrġerēfa Middle English shirreve English sheriff English undersheriff From under- + sheriff.