Bailiff
English Meaning
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 powers of custody or care are intrusted.
- A court attendant entrusted with duties such as the maintenance of order in a courtroom during a trial.
- An official who assists a British sheriff and who has the power to execute writs, processes, and arrests.
- Chiefly British An overseer of an estate; a steward.