bailiffship

bail·iff

 (bā′lĭf)

n.

1. A court attendant entrusted with duties such as the maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial.

2. An official who assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs, processes, and arrests.

3. Chiefly British An overseer of an estate; a steward.

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[Middle English baillif, from Old French baillis, baillif-, overseer of an estate, steward, from Medieval Latin *bāiulīvus, from Latin bāiulus, carrier.]

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bail′iff·ship′ n.

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bailiffship

(ˈbeɪlɪfʃɪp)

n

(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office of a bailiff

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Noun

1.

bailiffship - the office of bailiff berth, billet, post, situation, position, office, place, spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"

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