shrievalty Meaning, Definition & Usage

Shriev"al*ty noun
Etymology
Contr. from sheriffalty. See Shrieve, n. Sheriff.
Definitions
  1. The office, or sphere of jurisdiction, of a sheriff; sheriffalty.
    It was ordained by 28 Edward I that the people shall have election of sheriff in every shire where the shrievalty is not of inheritance. Blackstone.

Webster 1913