Definitions for bailiffship
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
bail•iffˈbeɪ lɪf(n.)
an officer, similar to a sheriff, employed to keep order in the court, make arrests, etc.
Category: Law
(in Britain) a person charged with local administrative authority, or the chief magistrate in a town.
Category: Government
(esp. in Britain) an overseer of a landed estate or farm.
Category: Government
Origin of bailiff:
1250–1300; ME baillif < OF, der. of bail custody; see bail1
bail′iff•ship`(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
bailiffship(noun)
the office of bailiff
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