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De - Pt| English Dictionary: bailiff | by the DICT Development Group |
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| From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Bailiff \Bail"iff\, n. [OF. baillif, F. bailli, custodia[?] magistrate, fr. L. bajulus porter. See {Bail} to deliver.] 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 power[?] of custody or care are intrusted. --Abbott. Lausanne is under the canton of Berne, governed by a bailiff sent every three years from the senate. --Addison. 2. (Eng. Law) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc. 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. 3. An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc. [Eng.] | |
| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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Burghmaster \Burgh"mas`ter\, n. 1. A burgomaster. 2. (Mining) An officer who directs and lays out the meres or boundaries for the workmen; -- called also {bailiff}, and {barmaster}. [Eng.] | |
