bailiff

bail·iff  (blf)

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 *biulvus, from Latin biulus, carrier.]

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bailiff·ship n.

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bailiff

Noun

1. Brit a sheriff's officer who serves writs and summonses

2. the agent of a landlord or landowner [Old French baillif]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

bailiff - an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc. functionary, official - a worker who holds or is invested with an office

Translations

bailiff [ˈbeɪlɪf] n → alguacil m

bailiff [ˈbeɪlɪf] n → huissier m

bailiff [ˈbeɪlɪf] n (Law) (Brit) → Gerichtsvollzieher(in) m(f);

(000) (US) → Gerichtsdiener(in) m(f);

(Brit) (factor) → (Guts)verwalter(in) m(f)

bailiff [ˈbeɪlɪf] n → usciere m; fattore m