Bailiff1. (n.) A court officer whom of custody prisoners is entrusted; originally, a person put in charge of something especially, a chief officer, magistrate, or keeper, as of a county, town, hundred, or castle
2. (n.) A sheriff's deputy, appointed to make arrests, collect fines, summon juries, etc.
3. (n.) An overseer or under steward of an estate, who directs husbandry operations, collects rents, etc.
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