Definition of "sheriffdom"

sheriffdom

noun
plural sheriffdoms
1. The regions in which a sheriff has authority.
  Quotations
  For the purposes of the administration of justice, Scotland is to be divided into areas, each to be known as a “sheriffdom”.
  2014, Scottish Parliament, “Section 1(1)”, in Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014‎, page 1
2. The office, or period of office, of a sheriff.