sheriff clerk

In Scotland, the clerk of the sheriff's court, who has charge of the records. He registers the judgments of the court, and i ues them to the proper parties. sheriff-officer, subst . In Scotland, an officer connected with the sheriff's court, who is charged with arrests, the serving of proce es, and the like. *sheriff-tooth, s. A tenure by the service of providing entertainment for the sheriff at his county courts; a common tax formerly levied for the sher. iff's diet. ( Wharton .)