sheriff-substitute

English

Noun

sheriff-substitute

  1. (Scotland) The acting sheriff in a Scottish county or city, like the sheriff-depute appointed by the Crown, but unlike the sheriff-depute forced to reside within his judicial district, and forbidden to take other employment.
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