bailiffship


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bail·iff

 (bā′lĭf)
n.
1. A court attendant entrusted with duties such as the maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial.
2. An official who assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs, processes, and arrests.
3.Chiefly British An overseer of an estate; a steward.
[Middle Englishbaillif, from Old Frenchbaillis, baillif-,overseer of an estate, steward, from Medieval Latin*bāiulīvus, from Latinbāiulus,carrier.]
bail′iff·ship′ n.
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bailiffship

(ˈbeɪlɪfʃɪp)
n
(Government, Politics & Diplomacy) the office of a bailiff
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
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Noun1.bailiffship - the office of bailiff
berth,billet,post,situation,position,office,place,spot - a job in an organization; "he occupied a post in the treasury"
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