单词 | bailiff |
释义 | bailiff —bailiffship, n. /bay"lif/, n. 1. an officer, similar to a sheriff or a sheriff's deputy, employed to execute writs and processes, make arrests, keep order in the court, etc. 2. (in Britain) a person charged with local administrative authority, or the chief magistrate in certain towns. 3. (esp. in Britain) an overseer of a landed estate or farm. [1250-1300; ME baillif < OF, equiv. to bail custody (see BAIL1) + -if -IVE] |
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