bailiff meaning
EN
[ˈbeɪlɪf] WBailiff
- A bailiff (from Middle English baillif, Old French baillis, bail "custody, charge, office"; cf.
- Another official sometimes referred to as a bailiff was the vogt: see Vogt and Vogt (Switzerland). In the Holy Roman Empire a similar function was performed by the Amtmann.
- ^ One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bailiff". Encyclopædia Britannica 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
- NounPLbailiffs
- (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly.
- A public administrator, particularly.
- The Bailiff of Jersey is the President of the States and acts as Speaker of the Assembly in the Westminster tradition. He is responsible for the orderly conduct of the States Assembly and its business. As Presiding Officer he has the right of speech – which is mainly exercised for ensuring the orderly conduct of the proceedings – but he cannot vote.
- A private administrator, particularly.
- Nothing was too small to receive attention, if a supervising eye could suggest improvements likely to conduce to the common welfare. Mr. Gordon Burnage, for instance, personally visited dust-bins and back premises, accompanied by a sort of village bailiff, going his round like a commanding officer doing billets.
- (Britain, slang) Any debt collector, regardless of his or her official status.
- (law enforcement) An officer of the court, particularly.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- If the bailiff does not find the witness at his home, he will post up a court warrant there instead.
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of bailiff in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Nouns
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- Nouns
- en bailiffs
- en bailiffship
- en bailiffwick
- en bailiffships
- en bailiffwicks
Source: Wiktionary
Grammatically, this word "bailiff" is a noun, more specifically, a countable noun.