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The word derives from 'scir' in Germanic languages meaning giving power to an official. In England from 900AD areas of the kingdom formed separate 'shires', which are now known as 'counties'. The senior official was called the 'reeve' or 'shire-reeve', which was shortened to 'sheriff".
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