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   Bail·iff

   /ˈbāləf/

   

   noun

   • 1. an official in a court of law who keeps order, looks after prisoners, etc. North American
   • 2. a sheriff's officer who executes writs and processes and carries out distraints and arrests. British
   • ▪ the agent or steward of a landlord. British

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French baillif, inflected form of bailli (see bailie), based on Latin bajulus ‘carrier, manager’.

   Scrabble Points: 15

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