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high sheriff

County or city officer in England and Wales, with wide judicial and executive authority. The sheriff's duties are defined by the Sheriffs' Act of 1887, and include attendance on judges during assizes, the functions of returning officers during parliamentary elections, and the preparation of lists of jurors.

City sheriffs are appointed annually on 9 November.
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I have seen High Sheriffs in the great world, whom my father went to see, give him two fingers--the High Sheriff of Barkinghamshire came to see me, and shook hands cordially.
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