Bailiff | Originally, a person put in charge of something
especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county,
town, hundred, or castle; one to whom power/ of custody or care are
intrusted. |
Bailiff | A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect
fines, summon juries, etc. |
Bailiff | An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs
husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. |
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English explanatory dictionary
n. 1 a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. 2 Brit. the agent or steward of a landlord. 3 US an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc. 4 Brit. (hist. except in formal titles) the sovereign's representative in a district, esp. the chief officer of a hundred. 5 the first civil officer in the Channel Islands. [ME f. OF baillif ult. f. L bajulus carrier, manager],
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bailiff | noun | chiefly British : one who manages an estate or farm |
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