Bailiff Definition

bālĭf
bailiffs
noun
A court attendant entrusted with duties such as the maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial.
American Heritage
A deputy sheriff who serves processes, etc.
Webster's New World
An official who assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs, processes, and arrests.
American Heritage
A court officer who guards the jurors, maintains order in the courtroom, etc.
Webster's New World
An overseer of an estate; a steward.
American Heritage
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Noun

Singular:
bailiff
Plural:
bailiffs

Origin of Bailiff

  • Middle English baillif from Old French baillis baillif- overseer of an estate, steward from Medieval Latin bāiulīvus from Latin bāiulus carrier

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Anglo-Norman and Old French bailif (plural bailis), Late Latin *bāiulivus. Compare Modern French bailli

    From Wiktionary

Bailiff Sentence Examples

  • This state of affairs appears to have continued until the accession of James I., and in 1595 the bailiff and constables of Hexham were removed as being "infected with combination and toleration of thieves."

  • In 1539 a charter incorporated the bailiff and inhabitants.

  • The high bailiff refused to make a return, and the confirmation of Fox's election was delayed by the somewhat mean action of the ministry.

  • His father, Michael Maier, was a peasant and bailiff (Amtmann) of the village.

  • It was formerly the capital of Vogtland, or Voigtland, a territory governed by the imperial vogt, or bailiff, and this name still clings in popular speech to the hilly district in which the town lies.

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