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21Bailiff — Der althochdeutsche Begriff Vogt, auch Voigt oder Fauth (franz. bailli, engl. bailiff oder reeve) ist abgeleitet vom lateinischen (ad)vocatus, der Hinzu /Herbeigerufener, siehe „Rechtsbeistand“) bezeichnet allgemein einen herrschaftlichen, meist… …
22bailiff — bailiffship, n. /bay lif/, n. 1. an officer, similar to a sheriff or a sheriff s deputy, employed to execute writs and processes, make arrests, keep order in the court, etc. 2. (in Britain) a person charged with local administrative authority, or …
23Bailiff — The chief officer of a *hundred or other district, representing the monarch; a justice officer under the *sheriff; the steward of the lord of the manor who would collect rents. [< OldFr. bailiff < Lat. bajulus = manager, administrator] Cf.… …
24Bailiff — Bai|liff [ be:lɪf, engl. beɪlɪf], der; s, s [engl. bailiff < afrz. bailli(f), ↑Bailli]: engl. Form von ↑Bailli …
25bailiff — Synonyms and related words: G man, MC, MP, attorney, beadle, beagle, bound bailiff, butler, captain, catchpole, chief of police, commissioner, constable, croupier, curator, custodian, deputy, deputy sheriff, detective, emcee, factor, fed, federal …
26Bailiff — Bai|liff [ be:lif, engl. beilif] der; s, s <aus engl. bailiff, vgl. ↑Bailli> engl. Form von ↑Bailli …
27Bailiff — Lord s overseer or steward. An outsider frequently employed by a feudal lord to look after his estates. Such men collected rents, managed the production of the holdings, protecting the lord’s interests on the estate in his role as freeman. Once… …
28Bailiff — A man employed by a feudal lord to manage his estates. Usually from outside the area, the Bailiff collected rents, managed the productions of the holdings and protected his lord s interests on the estate. His honesty was tested once a year… …
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29bailiff — noun Etymology: Middle English baillif, bailie, from Anglo French baillif, from bail power, authority, office, from baillier to govern, administer, from Medieval Latin bajulare to care for, support, from Latin, to carry a burden more at bail Date …
30bailiff — an agent of the land owner who regulates the fishing rights and fishing regulations in relation to a stretch of water. They can in some cases arrest poachers, seize their tackle equipment and catch. They can also prosecute them and take them to… …
