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Bailiff
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(1):
(n.) 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.
(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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Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bailiff'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bailiff.html. 1828.
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Bailiff'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/web/b/bailiff.html. 1828.
