bailiff

[bey-lif] / ˈbeɪ lɪf /

NOUN

overseer

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constable

STRONG

agent bobby deputy magistrate marshall sheriff steward

Example Sentences

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Seemed to think I was coming back here to put my shoulder out for your high bailiffships and bum-bailiffships and heaven knows what.

From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir

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