Sheriff
late Old English scirgerefa "representative of royal authority in a shire," from scir (see shire) + gerefa "chief, official, reeve" (see reeve). In Anglo-Saxon England, the representative of royal authority in a shire. As an American county official, attested from 1662.
Shire:
Old English scir "administrative office or district," from Proto Germanic *skizo (cf. Old High German scira "care, official charge"). Ousted since 14th century by Anglo-Fr. county (q.v.). The gentrified sense is from The Shires (1796), used by people in other parts of England of those counties that end in -shire; sense transferred to the hunting country of the Midlands (1860).
County:
1292, from Anglo-Norman counte, from Late Latin comitatus "jurisdiction of a count," from Latin comes; replaced Old English scir "shire."
Count:
"title of nobility," 1258, from Old French conte, from Latin comitem (nominative comes) "companion, attendant," the Roman term for a provincial governor, from com- "with" + ire "go." The Anglo-Norman term was used to render Old English eorl, but the word was never truly naturalized and was mainly used with reference to foreign titles.
Reeve:
"steward," O.E gerefa, unknown origin, no known cognates. Anglo-Saxon official of high rank, with local jurisdiction under a king. Cf sheriff.
Caesar:
The Caesar salad is named not for the emperor, but for Cesar Cardini, Mexican restaurant owner, said to have served the 1st one c.1924.
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-Glossary List of Abbreviations
Shire:
Old English scir "administrative office or district," from Proto Germanic *skizo (cf. Old High German scira "care, official charge"). Ousted since 14th century by Anglo-Fr. county (q.v.). The gentrified sense is from The Shires (1796), used by people in other parts of England of those counties that end in -shire; sense transferred to the hunting country of the Midlands (1860).
County:
1292, from Anglo-Norman counte, from Late Latin comitatus "jurisdiction of a count," from Latin comes; replaced Old English scir "shire."
Count:
"title of nobility," 1258, from Old French conte, from Latin comitem (nominative comes) "companion, attendant," the Roman term for a provincial governor, from com- "with" + ire "go." The Anglo-Norman term was used to render Old English eorl, but the word was never truly naturalized and was mainly used with reference to foreign titles.
Reeve:
"steward," O.E gerefa, unknown origin, no known cognates. Anglo-Saxon official of high rank, with local jurisdiction under a king. Cf sheriff.
Caesar:
The Caesar salad is named not for the emperor, but for Cesar Cardini, Mexican restaurant owner, said to have served the 1st one c.1924.
You learn a lot of interesting things when studying the history of British law!
-Glossary List of Abbreviations