different between coroner vs sheriff

English

Etymology

From Middle English coroner, from Old French curuner, from Medieval Latin custos placitorum coronae (“guardian of the crown's pleas”). The function was originally to protect royal properties.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?k?.??.n?(?)/
• Rhymes: -???n?(?)

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

1. A public official who presides over an inquest into unnatural deaths, cases of treasure trove, and debris from shipwrecks.
2. (Canada, US) A medical doctor who performs autopsies and determines time and cause of death from a scientific standpoint.
3. The administrative head of a sheading.

Hyponyms

• (who presides over an inquest): medical examiner, ME (if he or she performs autopsies)

Synonyms

• autopsier (rare)

Translations

Further reading

• coroner on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• crooner

French

Noun

coroner m (plural coroners)

1. coroner (in English-speaking countries)

Latin

Verb

cor?ner

1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of cor?n?

Middle English

Alternative forms

• corowner, crouner, crowner, coronour, coronier, corounere

Etymology

From Old French curuner; equivalent to coroune +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ku?ru?ne?r/, /?kru?ne?r/, /kuru?ne?r/, /?kurun?r/

Noun

coroner (plural coroners)

1. A (medieval) coroner (a royal officer who helps administer law and the courts)

Descendants

• English: coroner (obsolete crowner)
• Scots: crownar (obsolete)

References

• “cor?un???r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-03-20.

Old French

Alternative forms

• coroner
• courouner
• corouner

Etymology

From Latin cor?n?re, present active infinitive of cor?n? (“I crown”).

Verb

coroner

1. to crown (make into a monarch)

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

Descendants

• French: couronner

English

Alternative forms

• sherriff, shrieve (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English shirreve, from Old English sc?r?er?fa, corresponding to shire +? reeve. There is no etymological connection to Sharif (??????? (šar?f)), an Arabic title of honour that has cognates in other languages including Hindi, Urdu, Portuguese, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?????f/, /?????f/

Noun

sheriff (plural sheriffs)

1. (Britain, except Scotland) (High Sheriff) An official of a shire or county office, responsible for carrying out court orders, law enforcement and other duties.
2. (Scotland) A judge in the sheriff court, the court of a county or sheriffdom.
3. (US) A government official, usually responsible for law enforcement in his county and for administration of the county jail, sometimes an officer of the court, usually elected.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

sheriff (third-person singular simple present sheriffs, present participle sheriffing, simple past and past participle sheriffed)

1. To carry out the duties of a sheriff

Anagrams

• Shiffer

Spanish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sheriff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?if/, [??e.?if]

Noun

sheriff m (plural sheriffs)

1. sheriff (all senses)

   Synonym: alguacil