knight of the shire
(UK, obsolete) A Member of Parliament for a county.
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(UK, obsolete) A Member of Parliament for a county.
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(transitive) To constitute or reconstitute (a country or region) into one or more shires () or counties.
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(British, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
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(UK, Ireland) Not shired, not constituted into counties; (by extension) ungoverned.
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