单词 | bailiff |
释义 | bailiff/ˈbeɪlɪf![]() noun 1A sheriff’s officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests.It is correct that at anytime they may seek to enforce their order for possession and, if they have it, execute a warrant for possession by instructing the bailiffs to carry out the warrant....
1.1The agent of a landlord.The landlord took his estates into his own hands, appointed bailiffs and reeves to run them and sell the surplus on the open market....
2North American An official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc.He added: ‘If they still fail to leave, county court bailiffs will be sent to evict them with police back up if necessary.’...
3British historical The sovereign’s representative in a district, especially the chief officer of a hundred.When his widow died in 1767, her heirs had a bailiff's assessment of her movable property carried out....
3.1The first civil officer in the Channel Islands.In the bailiwick of Guernsey the Bailiff's duties are at least as multitudinous: possibly more so, as his jurisdiction covers several islands....
OriginMiddle English: from Old French baillif, inflected form of bailli (see bailie), based on Latin bajulus 'carrier, manager'. Rhymes |
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