bailiff

/ˈbeɪlɪf/noun
Middle SchoolNot in standard dictionaries
1

A reeve, (specifically) the chief officer executing the decisions of any English court in the period following the Norman Conquest or executing the decisions of lower courts in the late medieval and early modern period.

2

A high bailiff: an officer of the county courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders, appointed by the judge and removable by the Lord Chancellor.

3

A bound bailiff: a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.

4

Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.

5

A huissier de justice or other foreign officer of the court acting as either a process server or as courtroom security.

6

A king's man: any officer nominated by the English Crown.

7

Synonym of hundredman: The chief officer of a hundred in medieval England.

8

The title of the mayor of certain English towns.

9

The title of the castellan of certain royal castles in England.

10

The chief justice and president of the legislature on Jersey and Guernsey in the Channel Islands.

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