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bailiff noun

  /ˈbeɪlɪf/
  • (historical, Norman term) 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.
 ballivus, bāiulus
  • (US) Any law enforcement officer charged with courtroom security and order.
 bāiulus
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