| Bailiff (bailiff) |
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| n. | ((?)) |
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| Bail"iff |
| [OF. baillif, F.
bailli, custodian, magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See
Bail to deliver.]
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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.
A sheriff's deputy, appointed
to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
An overseer or under steward of an estate, who
directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.
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