English dictionary
bailiff
/'b/eI/l/I/f/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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an officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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 powers of custody or care are intrusted.
Source: webster1913