Definition
A historical Anglo-Saxon official or local administrator, similar to a sheriff, who collected taxes and maintained order in a shire.
Etymology
From Old English 'gerefa,' a compound possibly from 'gere' (gear, equipment) and 'reeve' (officer). This term evolved into the modern 'sheriff' (shire-reeve).
Kelly Says
Your modern 'sheriff' is actually a linguistic time-capsule—it's a direct descendant of the Anglo-Saxon 'gerefa,' showing how medieval power structures are literally buried in English vocabulary.
Translations
ARالعربية
جِرِفَة
jirefah
CSČeština
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
DADansk
gerefa
geh-reh-fah
DEDeutsch
Gerefa
geh-reh-fah
ESEspañol
gerefa
geh-reh-fah
FISuomi
gerefa
geh-reh-fah
FRFrançais
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
HUMagyar
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
IDBahasa Indonesia
gerefa
ge-reh-fah
ITItaliano
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
MSBahasa Melayu
gerefa
gerefa
NLNederlands
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
NONorsk
gerefa
geh-reh-fah
PLPolski
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
PTPortuguês
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
RORomână
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
SVSvenska
gerefa
geh-reh-fah
SWKiswahili
gerefa
gerefa
TRTürkçe
gerefa
zheh-reh-fah
UKУкраїнська
gerefa
gerefa
VITiếng Việt
gerefa
ghe-reh-fah