(UK, law, historical) A sheriff appointed by the sole authority of the Crown, without a nomination by the judges in the exchequer.

Perognathus species / Chaetodipus species

(historical) A borough which could effectively be controlled by a single person who owned at least half of the "burgage tenements" (whose occupants had the right to vote in the borough's parliamentary elections), since he could populate these tenements with his own supporters.

A type of small calzone that may be baked or deep fried; a pizza dough bun stuffed with pizza toppings, in a central cavity, that is usually round, rectangular, or half-moon-shaped.

plural of pizza pocket

Alternative form of pocketpussy

plural of pocket pussy

Alternative form of in someone's pocket

Alternative form of in someone's pocket

(idiomatic, derogatory) Receiving money from, and under the influence of, a person or group of people, with the expectation that a favour or advantage will be proffered in return.