The county forms part of the sheriffdom of Dumfries and Galloway, and there is a resident sheriff-substitute at Kirkcudbright.
It forms a sheriffdom with Fifeshire and a sheriff-substitute sits at Kinross.
Kincardine is united in one sheriffdom with the shires of Aberdeen and Banff, and one of the Aberdeen sheriffs-substitute sits at Stonehaven.
It was early governed by hereditary earls and was made a hereditary sheriffdom by David II.
It is a sheriffdom and there is a resident sheriff-substitute at Dundee and another at Forfar, the county town, and courts are held also at Arbroath.
Sir Malcolm of the issues of the Sheriffdom of Uthrardor and the farms of Glendowiche, £58.
Asmund Grankelson the half of the sheriffdom of the district of Halogaland, which Harek of Thjotta had formerly held, partly in fief, partly for defraying the king's entertainment in guest-quarters.
Asmund was well received by them, remained with them a while, and collected such revenues of his sheriffdom as he could get.
But although it was evident that it was against Harek's inclination, he allowed Asmund to take the sheriffdom according to the king's order.
Dumbartonshire forms a sheriffdom with the counties of Stirling and Clackmannan, and there is a resident sheriff-substitute at Dumbarton, who sits also at Kirkintilloch.
Coline Makcainze, the son and apparent heir of the deceased Canzeoch of Kintaill, permission to be served heir in his minority to all the lands and rents in the Sheriffdom of Innerness, in which his father died last vest and seised.
In June, 1616, he is appointed a Commissioner of the Peace for the Sheriffdom of Elgin and Forres.
He was endowed with the sheriffdom of this county, and Maurice de Hattely, or Hautlieu, was numbered among the wealthy and powerful barons of Scotland.
Nele Nelesoun, for his homage and service in the capture of his deceased brother Thomas Nelesoun, a rebel, the lands of Gerloch and others in the earldoms of Ross and Sutherland and sheriffdom of Innernys.
Gairloch, as a part of North Argyle, was included by name in the Sheriffdom of Skye, erected in 1292 by King John Balliol.
Clackmannan forms a sheriffdom with Stirling and Dumbarton shires, and a sheriff-substitute sits at Alloa.
The Superintendent of Aberdeen; whose diocese is betwixt Dee and Spey, containing the sheriffdom of Aberdeen and Banff.
The Superintendent of St. Andrews; whose diocese shall comprehend the whole sheriffdom of Fife and Fotheringham to Stirling; and the whole sheriffdom of Perth.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "sheriffdom" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
