Which term refers to the king's local administrative official who managed estates, collected revenue, and presided overCourts?

Which term refers to the king's local administrative official who managed estates, collected revenue, and presided overCourts?

• A. Shire Reeves
• B. Blood Feuds
• C. Tithings
• D. Oath

Answer: (A)

The king’s local administrator in charge of a shire, overseeing royal estates, collecting revenue, and presiding over the county courts is the shire-reeve, more commonly known later as the sheriff. In Anglo-Saxon England, the shire-reeve acted as the king’s representative in a county, managing the king’s lands, collecting taxes and dues, and overseeing the administration of justice by convening and presiding over the shire court. After the Norman Conquest, the title shifted toward “sheriff,” but the core duties—tax collection, law enforcement, and judicial responsibilities in the county—remained central. Blood feuds describe cycles of vengeance between families and aren’t offices. Tithings were groups of households formed for mutual policing, not appointed officials. An oath is a formal promise, sometimes connected to legal processes, but it isn’t an administrative role either.

The king’s local administrator in charge of a shire, overseeing royal estates, collecting revenue, and presiding over the county courts is the shire-reeve, more commonly known later as the sheriff. In Anglo-Saxon England, the shire-reeve acted as the king’s representative in a county, managing the king’s lands, collecting taxes and dues, and overseeing the administration of justice by convening and presiding over the shire court. After the Norman Conquest, the title shifted toward “sheriff,” but the core duties—tax collection, law enforcement, and judicial responsibilities in the county—remained central.

Blood feuds describe cycles of vengeance between families and aren’t offices. Tithings were groups of households formed for mutual policing, not appointed officials. An oath is a formal promise, sometimes connected to legal processes, but it isn’t an administrative role either.