'Bailiff' definitions:
Definition of 'bailiff'
(from WordNet)
noun
An officer of the court who is employed to execute writs and processes and make arrests etc.
Definition of 'Bailiff'
From: GCIDE
- Bailiff \Bail"iff\ (b[=a]l"[i^]f), n. [OF. baillif, F. bailli, custodian, magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See Bail to deliver.] [1913 Webster]
- 1. 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. --Abbott. [1913 Webster]
- Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate. --Addison. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eng. Law) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc. [1913 Webster]
- Note: In American law the term bailiff is seldom used except sometimes to signify a sheriff's officer or constable, or a party liable to account to another for the rent and profits of real estate. --Burrill. [1913 Webster]
- 3. An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'bailiff'
From: GCIDE
- Burghmaster \Burgh"mas`ter\, n.
- 1. A burgomaster. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Mining) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also bailiff, and barmaster. [Eng.] [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'bailiff'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- attorney,
- beadle,
- beagle,
- bound bailiff,
- butler,
- captain,
- catchpole,
- chief of police,
- commissioner,
- constable,
- croupier,
- curator,
- custodian,
- deputy,
- deputy sheriff,
- detective,
- emcee,
- factor,
- fed,
- federal,
- flic,
- G-man,
- gendarme,
- government man,
- guardian,
- housekeeper,
- inspector,
- landreeve,
- librarian,
- lictor,
- lieutenant,
- mace-bearer,
- majordomo,
- marshal,
- master of ceremonies,
- MC,
- mounted policeman,
- MP,
- narc,
- officer,
- patrolman,
- peace officer,
- police captain,
- police commissioner,
- police constable,
- police inspector,
- police matron,
- police officer,
- police sergeant,
- policeman,
- policewoman,
- portreeve,
- proctor,
- procurator,
- reeve,
- roundsman,
- seneschal,
- sergeant,
- sergeant at arms,
- sheriff,
- steward,
- superintendent,
- tipstaff,
- tipstaves,
- trooper