sheriffdom

sheriff +‎ -dom

sheriffdom (plural sheriffdoms)

1. The regions in which a sheriff has authority.

   Crossing the river got him beyond his old nemesis' sheriffdom and into the territory of a more liberal authority.

   • 2014, Scottish Parliament, “Section 1(1)”, in Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014‎, page 1:

     For the purposes of the administration of justice, Scotland is to be divided into areas, each to be known as a “sheriffdom”.

2. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.

   His sheriffdom began with his election and ended with his death.

• sheriffalty
• shrievalty